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It's exactly this, there is a group who come together and never agree on rules, but when they do, they never enforce them. It's I believe the definition of a pa
by bilekas 2y ago
It's exactly this, there is a group who come together and never agree on rules, but when they do, they never enforce them. It's I believe the definition of a paper tiger, sadly. A great idea executed horribly.
- motorest 2y ago> A great idea executed horribly. No. It's sabotage.
- __alexs 2y agoStandards bodies rarely enforce rules themselves.
- squigz 2y agoIs it really on the W3C to enforce standards? How would that even work?
- lukan 2y agoBy shipping their own reference browser ..
- squigz 2y agoIn what way would that enforce standards?
- lukan 2y agoWell, the same way google can enforce their standards via chrome. (I did not say it is a realistic goal for a theoretical comitee)
- echoangle 2y agoSo not at all? Shipping something in chrome isn’t enforcing a standard in my opinion. Enforcing a standard would be a regulatory thing, like having to use USB-C in certain situations.
- lukan 2y agoChrome is in a monopol position. If they decide to ship a new feature .. then all the other browsers need to implement it as well, or their users assume their browser is broken.
- squigz 2y agoOkay but that's still not the same as enforcing a standard, in any way... You're suggesting the W3C should simply roll a "reference browser" that supplants Chrome so they can force standards on users themselves. That really doesn't seem like a great way to do it.
- victorbjorklund 2y agoThe only reason Chrome can do that is because it has a huge chunk of the market. It does not work for a browser with no users.
- chasd00 2y agoif they had a clear test that declares a site w3c compliant or not with no wiggle room then they could work with something like the ADA or other accessibility related standards and make w3c compliance required for ADA compliance.