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I'm not sure whether to be heartened or concerned that the W3C is referencing the doge meme in its specifications... see Example 6.
by jimmcslim 12y ago
I'm not sure whether to be heartened or concerned that the W3C is referencing the doge meme in its specifications... see Example 6.
- jl6 12y agoConcerned. Memes are in-group signalling one notch above the crudest kind such as football chants, a few notches below the more sophisticated kind like quoting Shakespeare, but all ultimately with the potential to exclude and confuse - which is definitely the opposite of what a technical spec should be trying to do.
- icebraining 12y agoI don't see why would this exclude or confuse. It's essentially an in-joke, and shouldn't affect anyone reading the spec who is unaware of the meme. I'm not a fan, but I don't think we should make it out to be more than it really is.