Re: List elements (was: Tree Presented Lists )

Frank Tobin wrote:
> 
> Daniel Hiester, at 22:19 on Thu, 19 Jul 2001, wrote:
> 
>     Why is it that we don't simply have an element that means 'list.'
>     Why was it so important to have the markup parser distinguish the
>     difference between an ordered and unordered list?
> 
> I tend to agree here.  Correct me if I'm wrong, but semantically, a list
> contains data that should be ordered to be understood correctly.  This
> is what <ol> is for.

A list need not be ordered. Shopping lists aren't.
A set of instructions, however, are.