[ID] 24 [Commenter] Detlev Fisher [Location] 3.4 Step 4a: Check for the Broadest Variety of Use Cases - Requirement 4.a, Note 2 [Status] Closed [Priority] Medium [Current Text] Second Note (at the end of the section) [Suggested Change] "Many websites are based on templates. Evaluating one page based on a particular template can identify accessibility issues pertinent also to other pages based on the same template. When evaluating further pages based on the same template and the same template issue is found, Success Criteria ratings and comments may simply refer to other pages in the sample where the issue has already been covered." [Rationale] I do not see how one would evaluate the template on its own, instead of a particular instance with all content rendered as web page. Therefore I find the whole paragraph rather confusing. The point included in my suggested revision is different: cut out repetition if some issue has already been explained on another page in the sample. [Resolution] 
Resolution: Change note to "Templates are often used to create many web pages, sometimes entire parts a website. While evaluating templates is optional in this methodology, in some contexts it can be helpful to check templates on their own. Evaluating templates may identify potential issues that may not be easily identified through evaluating individual instances of web pages. However, issues identified in templates alone do not necessarily imply that these issues occur on the website and need to be validated on individual instances of web pages. Also, identifying no issues in templates does not necessarily imply that no issues occur on on individual instances of web pages" Rationale: Some of the previous references to templates are removed per comment ID13a, so that this note may become more valuable. Evaluating templates on their own helps understand how a website is contructed and identify potential issues that are not easy to identify otherwise. See discussion thread on "templates" and Minutes from 30 August Telco for change from "usually" to "often" in the resolution