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Tantek: add 2011 article noting confusion and lack of value for section

2013-11-07T08:43:46Z

add 2011 article noting confusion and lack of value for section

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	Articles about the section element and challenges with it, most recent first:		Articles about the section element and challenges with it, most recent first:
	* <span class="h-cite"><time class="dt-published">2013-10-15</time> <span class="p-author h-card">Léonie Watson</span>: <cite class="p-name">[http://blog.paciellogroup.com/2013/10/using-html5-section-element/ Using the HTML5 section element]</cite> at <span class="u-url">http://blog.paciellogroup.com/2013/10/using-html5-section-element/</span></span> <blockquote>...there is a growing tendency for the section element to be used whether it’s the right element for the job or not.</blockquote>		* <span class="h-cite"><time class="dt-published">2013-10-15</time> <span class="p-author h-card">Léonie Watson</span>: <cite class="p-name">[http://blog.paciellogroup.com/2013/10/using-html5-section-element/ Using the HTML5 section element]</cite> at <span class="u-url">http://blog.paciellogroup.com/2013/10/using-html5-section-element/</span></span> <blockquote>...there is a growing tendency for the section element to be used whether it’s the right element for the job or not.</blockquote>

			* <span class="h-cite"><time class="dt-published">2011-01-12</time> <span class="p-author h-card">Louis Lazaris</span>: <cite class="p-name">[http://www.impressivewebs.com/html5-section/ When to Use the HTML5 “section” Element]</cite> at <span class="u-url">http://www.impressivewebs.com/html5-section/</span></span> <blockquote>...it seems that HTML5′s new <code><section></code> element is confusing and it’s hard to discern its true value.</blockquote>

	* <span class="h-cite"><time class="dt-published">2009-09-14</time> <span class="p-author h-card">Jeremy Keith</span>: <cite class="p-name">[http://adactio.com/journal/1607/ HTML5 test results]</cite> at <span class="u-url">http://adactio.com/journal/1607/</span></span> <blockquote>I don’t think there needs to be a section element and an article element. I don’t have a particularly strong opinion about which one should stay and which one should go but a little trimming is definitely in order.</blockquote>		* <span class="h-cite"><time class="dt-published">2009-09-14</time> <span class="p-author h-card">Jeremy Keith</span>: <cite class="p-name">[http://adactio.com/journal/1607/ HTML5 test results]</cite> at <span class="u-url">http://adactio.com/journal/1607/</span></span> <blockquote>I don’t think there needs to be a section element and an article element. I don’t have a particularly strong opinion about which one should stay and which one should go but a little trimming is definitely in order.</blockquote>

Tantek: add recent paciellogroup article about continued misuse of section element

2013-11-07T08:37:27Z

add recent paciellogroup article about continued misuse of section element

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	== Articles ==		== Articles ==
	Articles about the section element and challenges with it, most recent first:		Articles about the section element and challenges with it, most recent first:
			* <span class="h-cite"><time class="dt-published">2013-10-15</time> <span class="p-author h-card">Léonie Watson</span>: <cite class="p-name">[http://blog.paciellogroup.com/2013/10/using-html5-section-element/ Using the HTML5 section element]</cite> at <span class="u-url">http://blog.paciellogroup.com/2013/10/using-html5-section-element/</span></span> <blockquote>...there is a growing tendency for the section element to be used whether it’s the right element for the job or not.</blockquote>

	* <span class="h-cite"><time class="dt-published">2009-09-14</time> <span class="p-author h-card">Jeremy Keith</span>: <cite class="p-name">[http://adactio.com/journal/1607/ HTML5 test results]</cite> at <span class="u-url">http://adactio.com/journal/1607/</span></span> <blockquote>I don’t think there needs to be a section element and an article element. I don’t have a particularly strong opinion about which one should stay and which one should go but a little trimming is definitely in order.</blockquote>		* <span class="h-cite"><time class="dt-published">2009-09-14</time> <span class="p-author h-card">Jeremy Keith</span>: <cite class="p-name">[http://adactio.com/journal/1607/ HTML5 test results]</cite> at <span class="u-url">http://adactio.com/journal/1607/</span></span> <blockquote>I don’t think there needs to be a section element and an article element. I don’t have a particularly strong opinion about which one should stay and which one should go but a little trimming is definitely in order.</blockquote>

	* <span class="h-cite"><time class="dt-published">2009-09-11</time> <span class="p-author h-card">Bruce Lawson</span>: <cite class="p-name">[http://html5doctor.com/the-section-element/ The section element]</cite> at <span class="u-url">http://html5doctor.com/the-section-element/</span></span> <blockquote><p>...the '''questions we receive most''' are about using the section element, and we realise that '''we’ve been using the section element incorrectly''' all this time.</p><p>Sorry.</p><p>What we’ve been doing wrong is using section to wrap content in order to style it, or to demarcate the main content area from the nav, header, footer etc. These are jobs for div, not section.</p></blockquote>['''Emphasis''' added].		* <span class="h-cite"><time class="dt-published">2009-09-11</time> <span class="p-author h-card">Bruce Lawson</span>: <cite class="p-name">[http://html5doctor.com/the-section-element/ The section element]</cite> at <span class="u-url">http://html5doctor.com/the-section-element/</span></span> <blockquote><p>...the '''questions we receive most''' are about using the section element, and we realise that '''we’ve been using the section element incorrectly''' all this time.</p><p>Sorry.</p><p>What we’ve been doing wrong is using section to wrap content in order to style it, or to demarcate the main content area from the nav, header, footer etc. These are jobs for div, not section.</p></blockquote>['''Emphasis''' added].

	== See Also ==		== See Also ==
	* [[HTML5]]		* [[HTML5]]

Tantek: add HTML5 Doctor article that admits section causes most questions, easy to use incorrectly

2013-11-07T08:21:38Z

add HTML5 Doctor article that admits section causes most questions, easy to use incorrectly

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	== Articles ==		== Articles ==
	Articles about the section element and challenges with:		Articles about the section element and challenges with it, most recent first:
	* <span class="h-cite"><time class="dt-published">2009-09-14</time> <span class="p-author h-card">Jeremy Keith</span>: <cite class="p-name">[http://adactio.com/journal/1607/ HTML5 test results]</cite> at <span class="u-url">http://adactio.com/journal/1607/</span></span> <blockquote>I don’t think there needs to be a section element and an article element. I don’t have a particularly strong opinion about which one should stay and which one should go but a little trimming is definitely in order.</blockquote>		* <span class="h-cite"><time class="dt-published">2009-09-14</time> <span class="p-author h-card">Jeremy Keith</span>: <cite class="p-name">[http://adactio.com/journal/1607/ HTML5 test results]</cite> at <span class="u-url">http://adactio.com/journal/1607/</span></span> <blockquote>I don’t think there needs to be a section element and an article element. I don’t have a particularly strong opinion about which one should stay and which one should go but a little trimming is definitely in order.</blockquote>
			* <span class="h-cite"><time class="dt-published">2009-09-11</time> <span class="p-author h-card">Bruce Lawson</span>: <cite class="p-name">[http://html5doctor.com/the-section-element/ The section element]</cite> at <span class="u-url">http://html5doctor.com/the-section-element/</span></span> <blockquote><p>...the '''questions we receive most''' are about using the section element, and we realise that '''we’ve been using the section element incorrectly''' all this time.</p><p>Sorry.</p><p>What we’ve been doing wrong is using section to wrap content in order to style it, or to demarcate the main content area from the nav, header, footer etc. These are jobs for div, not section.</p></blockquote>['''Emphasis''' added].

	== See Also ==		== See Also ==
	* [[HTML5]]		* [[HTML5]]

Tantek: stub with a problem about the section element

2013-11-06T01:19:39Z

stub with a problem about the section element

New page

{{stub}}

'''<dfn><code><section></code></dfn>''' is a new [[HTML5]] element that is for a thematic clustering of content. See also:
* [[div]] - for more generic divisions of content
* [[article]] - for independently syndicatable / self-standing chunks of content.

== Articles ==
Articles about the section element and challenges with:
* <time class="dt-published">2009-09-14</time> Jeremy Keith: <cite class="p-name">[http://adactio.com/journal/1607/ HTML5 test results]</cite> at http://adactio.com/journal/1607/ <blockquote>I don’t think there needs to be a section element and an article element. I don’t have a particularly strong opinion about which one should stay and which one should go but a little trimming is definitely in order.</blockquote>

== See Also ==
* [[HTML5]]