Re: LYNX-DEV The Atlantic

[David Combs]

> From address@hidden Fri Jan 31 08:28:41 1997
> From: Andrew Kuchling <address@hidden>
> 
> Before we start arranging a lynch mob for the Atlantic's Webmaster,
> has anyone else actually looked at the site?  It's actually quite
> Lynx-accessible; alternatives to image maps are there, IMG tags have
> ALT attributes, the Web chat looks Lynx-accessible, and overall the
> site looks quite nice in Lynx.  The occasional article is centered and
> not left-justified due to the above-mentioned HTML bugs, but I think
> that's trivial in comparision; I read the Globe & Mail's Web site for
> months with centered text and thought nothing of it.
> 
>       My intention was to correct the Webmaster's statement that the
> HTML was not bad; that's not a matter of opinion, but an
> objectively-demonstrable fact.  The snippy tone of his response isn't
> very defensible, but I'm willing to overlook that.  Please stay
> polite, people, and don't overreact to this.
> 

I have sent nothing yet.  I did think that I would send directly
to the big boss, WITHOUT sending ANYTHING to the unfriendly whoever
(why be friendly to him?  He sure wasn't to us -- that "I wish I could
say I'm unhappy that lynx users cannot read the atlantic".

I will wait til mid next week, will keep reading the list, etc.

David

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