13530 2011-08-02 21:12:34 +0000 example in 4.10.1 has unneeded <p> around form elements 2011-12-16 23:32:03 +0000 1 1 1 Unclassified HTML WG LC1 HTML5 spec unspecified PC Windows NT VERIFIED WORKSFORME P2 normal --- 13542 1 cyns ian annevk eoconnor laura.lee.carlson mike public-html-admin public-html-wg-issue-tracking public-html-bugzilla oldest_to_newest 52008 0 cyns 2011-08-02 21:12:34 +0000 What purpose does it serve to wrap <p> around the form elements? It clutters the example, adds spacing that would need to be removed with CSS, and doesn't make sense semantically. 52110 1 annevk 2011-08-03 06:02:32 +0000 Per the HTML definition of <p> this makes perfect sense. 53287 2 mike 2011-08-04 05:12:19 +0000 mass-move component to LC1 54182 3 eoconnor 2011-08-04 18:23:44 +0000 <p> elements are commonly used by web authors to wrap form elements. For instance, Django's form object provides an as_p convenience method for doing just that (as well as as_table and as_ul): https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/forms/#displaying-a-form-using-a-template In general, the examples in the spec use a variety of markup styles and conventions, to avoid implicitly endorsing one over the others. 61706 4 cyns 2011-12-16 23:32:03 +0000 I can live with that.