After a day or so of having asked for input from #webdev #webdesign #UX #a11y and other folks who were working and participating during our emergence in terms of #WebStandards and #OpenWeb I'm rather overwhelmed with the strange and unexpected results. This thread will clarify.
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Responders have fallen into several camps. The first are the people who immediately see an opportunity to share their experiences. This is of course the delightful part, where I see passion for such topics alive and well but living isolated, without a community focus.
Jul 15, 2021 · 7:33 AM UTC
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The second camp when we look at #browser wars and the #WebStandards #Standards #WebStandardsProject era of focused action is "I wasn't on the inside, so I have no voice." This confounds me as it is the expansion away from my incessant voice to be INCLUSIVE of many voices! Speak!
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A third camp of response is very disappointing to me and I fear perhaps it is my framing of the challenge and the topic of the time that's causing confusion. The pushback is "that will just unbury the dead" where we choose to not revisit our history as it can be painful and dark.
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That camp of "leave the #browser wars" era and the fight for #standards much less the community that was fostered across the globe also thinks this is a combative message because I can be combative. Nothing. Is. Further. From. The. Truth. It is learning I seek. NOTconflict.
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Finally, there's what I'm calling the "frozen" camp, where a hand goes up, I send the materials, and there's no follow up response. This I worry is in part my words and snark coloring things, as well as a legit concern to protect families, jobs and so on. Understood. Completely.
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To wrap up and reinvigorate the point, folks who worked on the Web between 1993 and 2009 are especially welcome to ping me if interested in expanding the conversation and community of activism in #webdev #webdesign #UX #a11y and all related fields, let me know! Thank you xo/m
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