HTML. Don't Do This. What ... & Why?

Sun Oct 26 10:15:47 PST 2003

"Heh! Look at the source code! "

As it so happens, I did, before I commented. I don't see anything 
objectionable; it looks like perfectly good, basic HTML to me.

Like I said, I might or might not agree ... but neglecting to be 
explicit in one's disagreement, doesn't help anyone.

(Unless of course, one's agenda is to cheaply acquire a short-lived 
sense of superiority.)

I -still- haven't seen a single person who's got the courage to put 
their criticism of the referenced HTML, into words that others can read.

Allow me to.

Apparently there is nothing actually wrong with the HTML, unless you are 
referring to the absence of META tags; but that is hardly a crime, that 
is a personal choice ... an option.

In the not-too-distant future, search engines will be fast enough and 
big enough to not need to rely on META tags ... and all this will be an 
obsolete memory of how things used to be, a long time ago.

Seems to me that any HTML is better than no HTML, and instead of 
slamming someone for not knowing what one knows, one should be able to 
explain it, so that everyone knows.

Otherwise, one is not teaching anyone anything ... and for this reason 
one is not an authority ... only a critic.

Regards,

-- richard

Richard Childers / Senior Engineer
Daemonized Networking Services
https://ww.daemonized.com
(415) 759-5571

Cheryl Morris wrote:

> Heh! Look at the source code!
>
> Cheryl
>
>> I might or might not agree ... but why?
>>
>> It is helpful to me, and, I suppose, others, if someone transmitting 
>> what they consider to be useful information to me, says, "Don't do 
>> this", if they also explain exactly what they are referring to, and why.
>>
>> While I encourage everyone to cultivate an ablity to read between the 
>> lines, it's not the best way to convey technical information.
>
>