Talk:Web Standards Project

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This page was proposed for deletion by Anton.bersh (talk · contribs) on 30 June 2021. It was contested by Biogeographist (talk · contribs) with the comment: Added some sources to talk page indicating notability

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The link to Drew McLennan seems to be wrong. I think there are two Drews, one in the US (which the article links to a WP article about) and one in the UK (which I think is the correct one). Info about the correct Drew is here: http://www.webstandards.org/about/members/drewm/ 80.33.133.83 (talk) 12:36, 16 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

hmmm... Where does the 'a' come from? --64.129.128.2 16:04, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

See Acronym#Numerals and constituent words. --Quiddity 19:44, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I don't feel that that explains it. There is no "a" between the "W" and "S" in "The Web Standards Project". Did they just arbitrarily choose to insert "a"? (They could e.g. also have used "i" to make WiSP.) Crucially, is it possible to get official confirmation from the WaSP? (Everything else is just unencyclopedic idle conjecture.) 86.56.122.190 (talk) 17:10, 7 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It was a combination of thinking that the initials "WSP" were just too many syllables for anyone to say and thinking that the connotations of a wasp's sting would be a good way to brand the group.

By the rules of WP, though, while I may have answered your question, it's not usable in the article due to WP:COI, WP:V, WP:RS, WP:NOR, etc. (and yes, my name is on the list of members, below). Dori (talk) 05:47, 9 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! :) And even though some Wikipedians may still object, as far as I'm concerned, your comment is good enough confirmation for me. 86.56.122.190 (talk) 13:01, 14 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I intend to update this article, but have not got the time right now. I am dumping a few usable links for the time being:

Founding members: http://archive.webstandards.org/members.html

The browser upgrade campaign: http://www.webstandards.org/action/previous-campaigns/buc/upgrade/

Previous campaigns: http://www.webstandards.org/action/previous-campaigns/

Trying to influence "Skolverket" in Sweden http://www.webstandards.org/2006/05/24/on-quality-education/ I can not write that section, though, as I was the liaison. (I do think I can write about the other stuff, since I played no part in it and I am "sandboxed" to the Educational Task Force.)--itpastorn (talk) 17:26, 14 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

All these links are from webstandards.org, which is the site published by the subject of this article and therefore can not be considered an independent source. Wikipedia articles should use reliable sources, which are independent of the subject being covered. Anton.bersh (talk) 19:42, 1 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Here are a few sources indicating notability, to support recent contestation of proposed deletion:

• Peck, Robin; Hane, Paula J. (October 1998). "Web Page Design Standards: Part I". Information Today. 15 (9): 45. ISSN 8755-6286.
• Walsh, Jeff (19 October 1998). "Groups urge browser vendors to support industry standards". InfoWorld. 20 (42): 48. ISSN 0199-6649.
• Garber, Lee; Lawton, George (December 1998). "Groups Seek End to Browser Wars". Computer. 31 (12): 22. ISSN 0018-9162.
• Dudrow, Andrea (July 1999). "George Olsen Battles for Your Browser". Publish. 14 (7): 88. ISSN 0897-6007.
• "Web Group Pushes for IE to Conform to Standards". ENT. 4 (17): 33. 10 October 1999. ISSN 1085-2395.
• Buckman, Rebecca (11 April 2000). "New Browser From Microsoft Gets Criticism". Wall Street Journal (Eastern Edition). 235 (72): B7.
• Fontana, John (17 April 2000). "Coalition raps Microsoft on standards support". Network World. 17 (16): 14. ISSN 0887-7661.
• Lehman, Dewayne (17 April 2000). "Browser Differences Trouble Developers". Computerworld. 34 (16): 2. ISSN 0010-4841.
• Callihan, Steven E. (2002). "Participating in the Web Standards Project". Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) by Example. Indianapolis, Ind.: Que. p. 385. ISBN 9780789726179. OCLC 47937953.
• "The Web Standards Project". Communication Arts. 46 (8): 36. January 2005. ISSN 0010-3519.
• "Organization Develops Scripting Standards". Computer. 38 (12): 25. December 2005. ISSN 0018-9162.
• Niederst Robbins, Jennifer (2012). "The Web Standards Project". Learning Web Design: A Beginner's Guide to HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Web Graphics (4th ed.). Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly Media. p. 183. ISBN 9781449319274. OCLC 794816008.
• Sikos, Leslie F. (2014). "The Web Standards Project". Web Standards: Mastering HTML5, CSS3, and XML (2nd ed.). Berkeley, CA: Apress. p. 9. doi:10.1007/978-1-4842-0883-0_1. ISBN 9781484208847. OCLC 903762790.

Biogeographist (talk) 02:35, 5 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]