[Bug 23044] wonder if we should allow role="presentation" on a <a>

https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=23044

--- Comment #3 from steve faulkner <faulkner.steve@gmail.com> ---
(In reply to comment #1)
> Further to this comment... I find no nothing forbiding the use of
> presentation on an anchor...
> http://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria/roles#presentation
> 
> Suggest we just remove reference to it in the table, or discuss the
> condition of an anchor tag where it would be poorly advised...

Also note:

"If an element with a role of presentation is focusable, user agents MUST
ignore the normal effect of the role and expose the element with implicit
native semantics, in order to ensure that the element is both understandable
and operable." 

[1] http://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria/roles

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