[Bug 24405] consider to allow multiple <main> for single-page sites

https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=24405

--- Comment #9 from steve faulkner <faulkner.steve@gmail.com> ---
(In reply to Michael[tm] Smith from comment #8)
> (In reply to steve faulkner from comment #7)
> > Status: closed needs info
> > Change Description: no change
> > Rationale: There is no new information or rationale provided, when some does
> > arise please feel free to re-open or file a new bug.
> 
> (In reply to Edward O'Connor from comment #6)
> > See this thread on www-style:
> > http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2014Jan/0621.html
> 
> That thread seems like relevant info. At least Ted's reply there does -
> 
>   http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2014Jan/0634.html
> 
> Specifically, it seems that in that thread, Leif is describing a case that
> could possibly be addressed by using <main> multiple times within a single
> document.
> 
> So it would be useful to have an answer from the editors about whether or
> not multiple <main> elements would be useful in the case described in that
> thread.
> 
> That said, it's true the OP (Georgio) has not responded yet to the question
> in comment 3 in this bug, and it'd also be useful to have his answer too.

hi mike, I answered ted on list
http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2014Feb/0010.html

but to reiterate here,  main is not defined in html (W3C at least) as primarily
a styling hook, it has a strong, specific and semantic meaning which is
conveyed to users. For the use case described in the www-style thread a <div>
is appropriate, its an element, essentially without meaning, to decorate
visually, whatever bits of content one desires.

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