hgroup to be removed from HTML5, where to from here?

The decision to remove hgroup from the HTML5 spec has been made [1]

Where to from here?

I suggest that we also remove it from HTML 5.1 as it has never had broad
support as defined and there have been a number of proposals[3] and a long
history of debate about it.
Anybody who advocates it can  propose it (as is or with a changed
definition) as an extension spec(s) [2], other extension specs may also be
proposed ( I have a few possibilities :-) )

lets use this opportunity to decide whether:
a) a feature for identifying multiple subheadings, subtitles, taglines or
bylines is actually important enough to add an element to HTML?
b) if its is do we need a different feature or can we fix hgroup?




[1] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html-admin/2013Apr/0003.html
[2] http://www.w3.org/html/wg/wiki/ExtensionSpecifications
[3]

   1. *Change Proposal: replace hgroup with the subline element
   <http://www.w3.org/html/wg/wiki/ChangeProposals/hgroup>*
   2. *Change Proposal: no-change
hgroup<http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2011Nov/0031.html>
   ** <http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2011Nov/0042.html>*
   3. *Change Proposal: replace hgroup with a simple
element<http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2011Nov/0042.html>
   *
   4. *Change Proposal: remove hgroup add an outlineMask
attribute<http://www.w3.org/html/wg/wiki/ChangeProposals/hSub2>
   *
   5. *Change Proposal: Replace <hgroup> with an element that has a simple
   content model and backwards compatibility.
   <http://www.w3.org/html/wg/wiki/ChangeProposals/hSub2>*



with regards

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SteveF
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