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Originally Posted by n3tFl0w  I dunno. I like to see some qualifications around the place... I wouldn't go to a surgeon if I didn't see B. CH. after their name unless I was very familiar with the industry and knew the people involved.
That same barber shop example. Say there were two barber shops in the town... and you'd never been in either. Both the same price and looking at the outside you could see that they both looked like they seemed to be able to cut hair fairly well. However, on the outside of one, they had a few of those medals that barbers win.
I reckon most people go into that one, cause we like to think that it means that they will definitely cut hair properly. Its a silly example I know.
I get what you mean for multiple people editing sites and stuff as this has happened to me or more than one occasion! |
I think it's wrong to compare standards compliant websites with either a surgeon or a barbers for that matter.
Having a standards compliant icon at the bottom of the screen doesn't mean that a website/web firm are professional.
Anyone with a basic knowledge of web development can create a standards compliant website - so it is no guarantee of professionalism.
Awards are different than compliance, you get awards for achieving something (nowadays you generally pay for them). Compliance is about quality stanards.
I'm still on the fence about standards compliance in the "web" industry. I believe we should have them, but I don't believe we are going the right way about it. For me, standards compliance on the web is al about ego at the moment.