[Sigia-l] AIfIA Goals 2004 Survey Results

[richard_dalton at vanguard.com]

[ ... Ziya's rant deleted ... ]

Yes, yes Ziya, we're all well aware of your dislike of anything 
"corporate" that you feel might impair your creativity, however, i'm sure 
you're being a little hypocritical - your very profession (i'm assuming 
you're in the IT/Web field) is possible due to "standards", posting on 
this list is only possible because of "standards".

Standards (as previously pointed out) are very valuable - not to constrain 
people or curtail creativity, but to a) improve the predictability of an 
interface/product and therefor increase its usability and to b) improve 
the efficiency of a team (don't keep reinventing the wheel).

Lets not get all extreme on this, however, I think we're all experienced 
enough to recognize that there is a balance that needs to be achieved - 
too many standards is just as bad as no standards at all.

 - Richard