- From: Ian Hickson <ian@hixie.ch>
- Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2008 00:18:38 +0000 (UTC)
- To: Sam Kuper <sam.kuper@uclmail.net>
- Cc: "Dr. Olaf Hoffmann" <Dr.O.Hoffmann@gmx.de>, public-html@w3.org
On Sat, 1 Mar 2008, Sam Kuper wrote: > > On Fri, 29 Feb 2008, Sam Kuper wrote: > > > > > > **E.g. statements like "the p element represents a paragraph", which > > > uses the prose-specific terms "paragraph", should be neutralised. > > > > Note that "paragraph" is a defined term in HTML5, which specifically > > says that it covers poetry: > > > > | A paragraph is typically a block of text with one or more sentences that > > | discuss a particular topic, as in typography, but can also be used for > > | more general thematic grouping. For instance, an address is also a > > | paragraph, as is a part of a form, a byline, or a stanza in a poem. > > -- http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/#paragraphs > > I should have addressed this more explicitly in my post; sorry for the > confusion caused. > > I read that paragraph before making my last post, and my analysis of it > was that it didn't address Olaf's objections (as I have understood them > so far) because it conflates stanzas and paragraphs, which he sees as > being objects from disjoint domains (poetry and prose respectively). Yes, I agree that it doesn't address Olaf's objections. I'm just saying that we <p> is already neutrally defined. -- Ian Hickson U+1047E )\._.,--....,'``. fL http://ln.hixie.ch/ U+263A /, _.. \ _\ ;`._ ,. Things that are impossible just take longer. `._.-(,_..'--(,_..'`-.;.'
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