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Standards are Good, but Not all Standard Proponents are
Tuesday, February 28th, 2006Molly points out that some types of standard proponents stand in the way of standardization. She singles out three types of ‘Standardista’s’ that are going about standardization the wrong way: “The Bitch and Moan but Never Does,” the “I’m a F***** Up Human in Need of a Tribe,” and “I’m Better than You Because my Site Validates.”
Here’s an excerpt I appreciated on the last type:
The Better than You standardista finds it pleasurable to insult people who are struggling with the learning curve despite their willingness to learn; berate those who are misinformed by virtue of circumstance rather than chosen ignorance; and who poke fun at people who make decisions based on environmental issues rather than just following Web standards because they think standards are good.
What type are you? I admit sometimes I’ve been guilty of falling into everyone one of these categories.