[whatwg] <a href="" ping="">

Ian Hickson ian at hixie.ch
Tue Oct 25 13:50:12 PDT 2005


On Mon, 24 Oct 2005, ROBO Design wrote:
> > 
> >   It is possible to track users without this feature, but authors are
> >   urged to use the |ping| attribute so that the user agent can optimise
> >   the user experience.
> 
>    It is possible to track users without this feature, but authors are
>    encouraged to use the |ping| attribute so that the user agent can improve
>    the user experience.
> 
> Urged is ... a bit too "pushy". Also, "optimise" is not the appropriate 
> word. I consider Lachlan's suggestion better: "improve", because that's 
> what actually happends (improvement, not optimisation).

Improvement over what?

I've used your text for now. I'm still looking for something better. :-)

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