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Posted:  22 Apr 2006 03:25

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Well - I've gotten the main page to validate. The trick is - this software (a little modified version of articlelive) relies on many different templates. So - in order to validate the rest of the site I predict another month or two at my current pace

In time my friends in time... Then I'll write a quick 'how to' for those wishing to make the simple transition from clutter to clean.
Posted:  25 Apr 2006 11:47

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Hi Cory,
first of all congratulations for your forum I really like it

I would like to ask why bother to validate a site - does it make the difference in search engine rankings, or what is the real reason? Thank you very much.
Posted:  26 Apr 2006 17:55

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I would like to ask why bother to validate a site - does it make the difference in search engine rankings, or what is the real reason?


There are a few reasons :

- It makes code easier to read semantically.
- Assures cross browser support in latest releases.
- It makes me code better.

Now this site is an oxymoron. It's broken down into so many little bits of layout seperation that it will take me some time to get done. This also means I'd have to ensure any future changes in software get cleaned up semantically before I install them.

It's a task - but one I think is worth it in the end.
Posted:  07 May 2006 09:32

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well I've seen your forum simple but organized. its really hard making a lot of templates because its hard making them or sometimes downloading them.  how about using the mambo - this is free software and I think its database are great.
Posted:  15 May 2006 13:03

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Don't bother too much about validation The affect of W3C Validation on SEO is still arguable and there is not solid proof on this one. It is a good practice to write the code using the W3C guidelines but it's not a compulsory. Just don't hurt yourself.
Posted:  15 May 2006 15:40

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I think it's a good thing to have it W3C validated, I don't like to do my work half and W3C validation is a good guidline in that.
Posted:  28 May 2006 11:04

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If the validation will do something good to your site, better do it. If you think that it will just eat some of your precious time, then don't bother following it.

As for me, I would do it for it will do advantage in coding, easier to write and debug.