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Re: Unclosed list tags

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From: Jared Smith
Date: Oct 6, 2004 10:59AM

> So my question is, which is the lesser of two evils? Putting it in a table,
> or having unclosed tags?

I would think the list is a better solution than an improper use of
tables. There are a whole lot of more serious HTML errors than not
closing the tag. Besides, closing the tag is not required in
HTML. It is required in XHTML, but I seriously doubt that Domino is
producing XHTML documents anyways.

Here's a short article that does sum up some of the more common
mistakes done in (X)HTML documents:
http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200408/web_development_mistakes/

Jared Smith
WebAIM (Web Accessibility In Mind)
Center for Persons with Disabilities
Utah State University