Update error-identification.html #4694
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| <a href="error-suggestion">3.3.3 Error Suggestion</a>. Often, the error description can be phrased so that it meets both SC 3.3.1 and SC 3.3.3 at the same time. For instance, "Please provide a valid email address" conveys that the email field is empty or invalid, and also how it can be fixed. | ||
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| <p>An "input error" is information provided by the user that is not accepted. This includes:</p> | ||
| <p>An "input error" is input data that has failed validation. This includes:</p> |
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| <p>An "input error" is input data that has failed validation. This includes:</p> | |
| <p>An "input error" is caused by information provided by the user that has failed validation. This includes:</p> |
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what about >>An "input error" is caused by input data that has failed validation. This includes:<<
The data is not the error, but causes it. The data might have been entered by som tool or AI, not by the user.
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I think we can remove this sentence entirely, as the normative section already links to the definition: input error
IMO, we can remove enirely:
An "input error" is information provided by the user that is not accepted. This includes:
- information that is required by the web page but omitted by the user, or
- information that is provided by the user but that falls outside the required data format or allowed values.
And replace the sentence below:
For example:
with:
Examples of "input error" include:
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The task force was still in the process of debating the wording of the change at line 33. Note that the original suggested wording in the issue was:
An "input error" is input data that has failed validation for the application preventing access to further processing. This includes:
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Closes #4675 by making suggested modifications clarifying the difference between Error Identification and Error Suggestions, and acknowledging that it's possible to meet both in one message.