What do I get out of it? It's not even being held by the W3C.

Posted by: MadMan on December 20, 2002 12:54 PM

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Love it...a "digital intervention".

With no involvment of the w3c, entries not even being submitted to the W3C, I'll be curious to see who has the time to do free work with little chance of implementation.

But hey, they have a cool button thingie.

Posted by: Boyink on December 20, 2002 01:06 PM

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It's a chance to learn, experiment and bring an issue to light. It's also a chance to put our money where our mouth is. We've complained about the site for years and this is sort of an outlet.

The w3c seems to be embroiled in lots of politics, they are aware of the contest and will no doubt glance through the entries.

Posted by: James on December 20, 2002 10:44 PM

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I can see the reasoning for all of that, it just seems like if the design and construction time is going to be volunteered to create a site there are probably tons of not-for-profits out there with terrible sites, no budget, and would welcome just about any help with more than just a "glance".

Posted by: Boyink on December 21, 2002 09:33 AM

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A mockup of the front page is not a site. Working for a non profit isn't the same as working for yourself. Designers would be designers even if they didn't get payed.

Posted by: James on December 21, 2002 08:55 PM

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Oh - so it's just a front page. My bad, sorry. Your second comment confuses me - is this project all about "working for yourself" as a designer? Can you explain that? It seems like W3C or non-profit, a home page design would take the same approach (assuming that some consideration to the needs of the site visitors and owners is being given)? I agree about designers being designers regardless of the pay - I'm sorry if my rantings came off as designer-bashing, my feelings are quite the opposite. I'm lamenting the time and effort being spent by skilled artistic people on a design for a group that didn't request it, doesn't appear to want it, and most likely won't implement it - while other groups are practically crying for design help.

Posted by: Boyink on December 23, 2002 09:48 AM

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"Are the requirements for this contest the same as what the W3C used when creating the new homepage?
No, not at all. The W3C homepage was created with higher accessibility requirements, support for internationalization, and other factors that are not part of the WThRemix contest scope."

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This confuses me even further. If the point of the contest isn't to come out with a better design based upon the same requirements then I really don't "get it".

Posted by: Boyink on December 23, 2002 11:26 AM

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