[thelist] targeting effectively

[Alastair Murdoch]

OK, not directed at me but I had to respond, pointless as it may be...

>>may be YOUR goal/aspiration but it certainly isn't a
>>goal of each and everyone who puts up a web site.

If you want some personal stuff up there, fine, who cares if the only people
who can see it is you and your dog. Thats not what this is about.

Theres a difference between doing your own thing and pushing boundarys in
your own space and blocking people from information they are entitled to see
simply because you can't be bothered accommodating them.

>>Because of visual impairment by some/few mean that everyone
>>is to be regimented to reading books with 72 pt. type?

If we employed this idea to print, maybe. Newspapers would be huge and we'd
have ran out of trees yonks ago. On the web however, make your text
re-sizable and accessible to screenreaders etc. and everybodys happy, THAT'S
why there such a big deal about it. Do it right and you don't need to make
everything in 72pt, those that require it can adjust it themselves.

>>This constant drone about how each and every web site should
>>fulfill the needs, wants and aspirations of every single viewer
>>with any moronic browser and/or system set-up is inane.

nope, it can work quite well, lots of people have given lots of examples.
The point is, the web ISN'T going to be as good on an old browser, but it
doesn't take much effort to at least get the information accross

>>Would you ask this question to a sculptor? Illustrator?
>>Auto designer?

I'd like to think the person designing my car was thinking about how I'd use
it, what side of the road I drive on etc. etc. As for sculptors and
illustrators, we're sort of back to the 'own space' idea, they can do what
they want, it's art. But if they want me to use it, they better consider me.

cheers

alastair