OK, it doesn't happen often, but has happened enough for me to rant about ...
Let's say we have created a website for a client. As always, sites are tested on a combination of 80 - 90 browser/platform combinations, they are color-tested to make sure that color-blind people can use the site, they are tested for speed, accessibility etc. etc. etc.
These tests take several days. And I know how time-consuming they are as it ME who does them.
OK, so then the site is launched and the company's IT guy gets his hands on it and runs it through a free 'test your website' service at some website or other.
"It's not compatible on all browsers!" they cry, because this is what their free website report has told them. The free website might well have detected that there's a slight misload on a Fedora using Konquerer 1.0 OK. The one person in this world who still uses Fedora/Konquerer 1.0 is unlikely to go to your website because they live in an igloo in Finland and lost their internet connection in 1997.
"It's not accessible!" they exclaim. Guess what? If you have flash, rollovers, javascript, drop-downs (aaaagh - how 1999!) and a million other features on your site - which you particularly requested - your site will have accessibilty issues. And you know what? That's why you have the text-only version that you ignored so pointedly.
And so on and so on and so on....
The IT guy revels in pointing out "issues" that his free "website tests" have revealed.
I have two things to say about that. Number one - when you, Mr IT guy, have built as many successful websites as I have, THEN we'll talk. Until that time, I am the expert. OK?
Number two - if you know so much about websites, why did WE build it for your company? Why didn't they ask you to do it?
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