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What is the point of using W3C valid badges? [closed]

I'm talking about these.

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Yeah, I know they are intended to show that the page conforms to the standards and should link to page revalidation service. Ok. But why should I as a regular user bother with this? As a visitor I'm indifferent to whether the page is strict XHTML or not, whether it contains dirty IE hacks or not. It is important that a page renders correctly, is convenient and works fast. That's all! And in reality, in many cases these requirements don't get along with W3C standards smoothly.

So what is the mania to add something targeted toward developers to a product face? Am I missing a point?

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nkrkv Avatar asked Mar 10 '10 13:03

nkrkv


1 Answers

It's not a selling point like the "Be Safe With " type tags.

Including the w3c badges are a way to show that you know that there are standards that should be followed for web page construction. It's a way of showing that you want to be courteous to all users no matter the browser and to help promote the idea that browsers should implement, at least, the standards.

It's also a way to educate your readers. Not everyone knows that these standards exist or why they exist. Educating your readers will hopefully empower them to find a browser that fits their browsing expectations and to raise those expectations above "show me some images from 4chan."

Though, at the end of the day, it usually turns out to be another way to put things on a website because you lack the artistic savvy to make things look good without putting 'stickers' all over something.

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Carl Avatar answered Nov 05 '22 03:11

Carl