Sent by Beto (forums) on 16 December 2003 00:12
> Brian V Bonini said:
> I gotta say, I largely disagree. MSNBC's site isn't a "start" any more
> than using an HTML 3.2 doctype is a "start" simply because they declare a
> doctype.
[snip]
> A start, as I stated before, would have been an earnest attempt to mark up
> the site symantically, even if it meant still using some tables. A start
> would have been formatting at least one component of the site (say, the
> left nav bar) with CSS.
Compare MSNBC to, for instance, www.onetruefit.com - another commercial site
I posted here a while ago. If MSNBC did really give a hoot about semantics,
they would have attempted to come up with something close to the Lee Jeans's
site. Granted, time and compatibility constraints usually don't help in the
way of creating a fully compliant, standards-based site (blame it on sloppy
crossbrowser CSS support that adds hours of testing and re-testing!), but at
least some parts like the headers and the menu would have been a good start.
IF they really give a hoot...which is not for what it seems.
Beto
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