Access Denied #81: Common patterns

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Gary: The placeholder text says what the field is for. Why do we need labels?

Sarah: Just because half the web does it wrong doesn't make it right.

Gary: It's a common pattern though.

Sarah: So is using your filename as alt text. Still terrible.

Gary: You're being dramatic.

Sarah: You're being lazy.

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