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- Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 16:19:52 +0000 (GMT)
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ISSUE-89 (idioms): Remove Section 4.12 Common Idioms without dedicated Elements [HTML 5 spec] http://www.w3.org/html/wg/tracker/issues/89 Raised by: Shelley Powers On product: HTML 5 spec This is an interesting section, but all it does is provide suggested usage, and any such suggested usage should be given in a Primer, if given by the W3C at all. By including the text of this section in the specification, we run the risk of over-specifying how HTML is to be used. Since there is nothing in the section related to user agents, conformance or any other form of validation, it has no place in a specification. The HTML5 specification should focus on what is necessary for conformance, and for correct usage--not possible variations. If included in the specification, what is nothing more than a recommendation could be seen as a requirement. This could inhibit the free, and correct use of markup, and we don't want to inhibit creativity--only prevent incorrect usage.
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