Ron Parker <ron### [at] povrayorg> wrote:
> In my (never) humble opinion, the decline of the web coincided with
> the replacement of the word "author" with the word "designer" on webmonkeys'
> resumes.

  No offence intended, but I don't see any "decline of the web". Webpages
are nowadays a lot nicer in the average than they were 5 years ago (just
look at povray.org! The difference compared to the previous is enormous,
and for good).

  For some reason purists think that making webpages bigger and cluttering
them with flashy effects is a very bad thing. I don't see why.
  Granted, those effects can be abused. But everything can be abused. Even
plain HTML, with no extras, can be abused (eg. put *everything* inside
a single <h1>...</h1> block). That's no reason enough to say that they are
bad. If well used, they can greatly enhance the look and usability of a
website.
  I certainly like a lot more a website which has a nice layout and where
things are clear and easy to find instead of a website with no layout at
all. So what if it might break the limits between structure and layout?
Who cares? Only purists do.

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