[Bug 21052] New: NU reports the obsolete permitted DOCTYPE-s as "bogus" and "error", which they are not

https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=21052

            Bug ID: 21052
           Summary: NU reports the obsolete permitted DOCTYPE-s as "bogus"
                    and "error", which they are not
    Classification: Unclassified
           Product: Validator (Nu)
           Version: unspecified
          Hardware: PC
               URL: http://tinyurl.com/ax73tph
                OS: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: General
          Assignee: mike+validator@w3.org
          Reporter: xn--mlform-iua@xn--mlform-iua.no
        QA Contact: www-validator-cvs@w3.org

HTML5 says:

]] A DOCTYPE containing an obsolete permitted DOCTYPE string is an obsolete
permitted DOCTYPE. Authors should not use obsolete permitted DOCTYPEs, as they
are unnecessarily long. [[

http://www.w3.org/TR/html5/syntax.html#obsolete-permitted-doctype

Thus is is no error to use the obsolete permitted DOCTYPE variants that HTMl5
lists

http://www.w3.org/TR/html5/syntax.html#obsolete-permitted-doctype-string

However, despite that it is no error, the NU validator reports them as bogus
errors.

Please fix by changing the message from an error message to a warning message,
similar to the warning message for a border="0" attribute on the <img> element:
http://tinyurl.com/b58gtf7

(If you disagree with HTML5 making it conforming, please file a bug.)

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Received on Tuesday, 19 February 2013 22:26:51 UTC