hixie: Tweak <article> for clarity. (whatwg r3876)

hixie: Tweak <article> for clarity. (whatwg r3876)

http://dev.w3.org/cvsweb/html5/spec/Overview.html?r1=1.3040&r2=1.3041&f=h
http://html5.org/tools/web-apps-tracker?from=3875&to=3876

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diff -u -d -r1.3040 -r1.3041
--- Overview.html 16 Sep 2009 10:39:35 -0000 1.3040
+++ Overview.html 16 Sep 2009 11:03:17 -0000 1.3041
@@ -11389,7 +11389,10 @@
   is a thematic grouping of content, typically with a heading.<p class="example">Examples of sections would be chapters, the
   various tabbed pages in a tabbed dialog box, or the numbered
   sections of a thesis. A Web site's home page could be split into
-  sections for an introduction, news items, contact information.<p class="note">The <code><a href="#the-section-element">section</a></code> element is not a generic
+  sections for an introduction, news items, contact information.<p class="note">Authors are encouraged to use the
+  <code><a href="#the-article-element">article</a></code> element instead of the <code><a href="#the-section-element">section</a></code>
+  element when it would make sense to syndicate the contents of the
+  element.<p class="note">The <code><a href="#the-section-element">section</a></code> element is not a generic
   container element. When an element is needed for styling purposes or
   as a convenience for scripting, authors are encouraged to use the
   <code><a href="#the-div-element">div</a></code> element instead. A general rule is that the
@@ -11558,12 +11561,11 @@
   </dl><p>The <code><a href="#the-article-element">article</a></code> element <a href="#represents">represents</a> a
   component of a page that consists of a self-contained composition
   that forms an independent part of a document, page, application, or
-  site. This could be a forum post, a magazine or newspaper article, a
-  Web log entry, a user-submitted comment, an interactive widget, or
-  any other independent item of content.<p>An <code><a href="#the-article-element">article</a></code> element is "independent" in the sense
-  that its contents could stand alone, for example in syndication, or
-  as a interchangeable component on a user-configurable portal
-  page.<p>When <code><a href="#the-article-element">article</a></code> elements are nested, the inner
+  site and that is intended to be independently distributable or
+  reusable, e.g. in syndication. This could be a forum post, a
+  magazine or newspaper article, a Web log entry, a user-submitted
+  comment, an interactive widget or gadget, or any other independent
+  item of content.<p>When <code><a href="#the-article-element">article</a></code> elements are nested, the inner
   <code><a href="#the-article-element">article</a></code> elements represent articles that are in
   principle related to the contents of the outer article. For
   instance, a Web log entry on a site that accepts user-submitted

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