Comments on: All Links Must Be To Web Pages http://www.symphonious.net/2008/07/10/all-links-must-be-to-web-pages/ Living in a state of accord. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:52:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Adrian Sutton http://www.symphonious.net/2008/07/10/all-links-must-be-to-web-pages/#comment-173153 Adrian Sutton Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:28:18 +0000 http://www.symphonious.net/?p=884#comment-173153 I'm not sure I understand which side your taking. Are you criticizing me for ignoring comments or are you now agreeing with me and criticising Joel for ignoring all the bits of the internet which aren't the web? If you're still disagreeing with me, I was using a historical situation to show that the web != internet and thus having things that are on the internet but not on the web makes perfect sense. Thus, not all links need to go to a web page which is my point. Now it's quite reasonable to argue that you'd prefer a web interface to a given system and I'm not disputing that just saying it's not uncommon for a link to take you to something that's not a web page and thus it is unreasonable to expect links in your browser to resolve to a web page. I’m not sure I understand which side your taking. Are you criticizing me for ignoring comments or are you now agreeing with me and criticising Joel for ignoring all the bits of the internet which aren’t the web?

If you’re still disagreeing with me, I was using a historical situation to show that the web != internet and thus having things that are on the internet but not on the web makes perfect sense. Thus, not all links need to go to a web page which is my point. Now it’s quite reasonable to argue that you’d prefer a web interface to a given system and I’m not disputing that just saying it’s not uncommon for a link to take you to something that’s not a web page and thus it is unreasonable to expect links in your browser to resolve to a web page.

]]> By: Phil Wilson http://www.symphonious.net/2008/07/10/all-links-must-be-to-web-pages/#comment-173152 Phil Wilson Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:11:22 +0000 http://www.symphonious.net/?p=884#comment-173152 You mean we can ignore any part of the internet we like when making blog posts? That should certainly make things easier! You mean we can ignore any part of the internet we like when making blog posts? That should certainly make things easier!

]]> By: Adrian Sutton http://www.symphonious.net/2008/07/10/all-links-must-be-to-web-pages/#comment-173145 Adrian Sutton Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:43:27 +0000 http://www.symphonious.net/?p=884#comment-173145 Comments were invented *long* after email. For a long, long time standalone clients were the only way to access email - there weren't any webmail clients even. The expectation that everything has to be accessible in your browser or it's "breaking" the internet is just plain wrong and doesn't reflect the history, present or future of the internet. Of course, saying it that way is far less witty... :) Comments were invented *long* after email. For a long, long time standalone clients were the only way to access email - there weren’t any webmail clients even. The expectation that everything has to be accessible in your browser or it’s “breaking” the internet is just plain wrong and doesn’t reflect the history, present or future of the internet.

Of course, saying it that way is far less witty… :)

]]> By: Phil Wilson http://www.symphonious.net/2008/07/10/all-links-must-be-to-web-pages/#comment-171467 Phil Wilson Sat, 12 Jul 2008 17:48:33 +0000 http://www.symphonious.net/?p=884#comment-171467 I call you out on that by leaving a comment as a valid alternative ;) Jeff's rant focusses on the fact that having iTunes is the *only* way in. I call you out on that by leaving a comment as a valid alternative ;) Jeff’s rant focusses on the fact that having iTunes is the *only* way in.

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