Posted by Sherm Pendley on 06/22/07 20:34

RvT <rmvantol@gmail.com> writes:

> On 21 jun, 23:04, Bergamot <berga...@visi.com> wrote:
>> RvT wrote:
>> > I would suggest rewriting the code using DIVs and SPANs rather than
>> > DDs and DTs.
>>
>> That would be foolish. Div and span should not be used when there are
>> more meaningful elements to do the job. Using a definition list for an
>> FAQ might be debatable, but that's better than your suggestion, I think.
>
> You could very easily use SPAN

Equally foolish.

> don't see any reason why this should not be "meaningful".

Then learn some HTML. SPAN has no semantic meaning whatsoever. There is no
way for it to be as meaningful as correct markup.

>> And please stop top posting. If you spent any time lurking in this group
>> before jumping in, you'd know the accepted posting practices.
>
> I see a question and I answer it in order to help someone out.

Irrelevant. Bad advice is bad advice, even when it's well-intentioned.

sherm--

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