[Rails] Web 2.0 Javascript Standardization Topic

Hi Everyone,

I've been involved with some pretty heated debates on this topic with
some friends and associates but I would like to hear from some of the
rails community concerning some of the Web 2.0 standards in place.

The big debate for my friends and me revolves around the development of
javascript in websites.

Here's a good example.

Javascript is meant to enhance a website and when used properly, it
makes a website function better. This adds to the user experience.

If, for instance, I wanted to create a page administration system that
uses in place editing, those administrators who did not have javascript
enabled would be unable to edit the pages on the fly, as designed. The
virtual creation of pages speeds up delivery time of producing content
and makes life easier for creating virtual pages, but without javascript
enabled, the admin would not be able to access those links. In order
for him to do so, I would have to create a separate way of
administrating that page.

Designing around users that have javascript disabled is the same as
designing two completely separate websites. I believe this to be a
waste of time. Web 2.0 standards that have been bolstered by Yahoo and
Google require javascript functionality to work. In the past, I have
always designed around these issues but I'm leaning towards a more web
2.0 compliant site.

So, my question is this:

Do you feel that web developers should design around users that have
javascript disabled, or do you feel they should place some type of logo
on their site that depicts the site as being web 2.0 compliant.

I would just like to hear some thoughts on this topic.
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