@reiver ⊼ (Charles) Apr 24

HTML used to (mostly) be a format for reading and writing documents.

As time went on, it got changed to an application format.

These 2 use-cases (doc vs app) are at odds.

One of the motivations in the small-net / small-web space is to take HTML back to its document format roots. Although some have have chosen to use alternative document formats such as Gemini's GemText and Markdown.

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Show threadOlivia VesperaApr 24
@reiver @talon What does it mean to take HTML format back to its document roots? does that mean no semantic tags and back to divs and tables?
Show thread@reiver ⊼ (Charles) 

@OliviaVespera

No.

Taking HTML back to its document roots would imply that the semantic tags would be used.

(Both the old ones, such as <p>, and the new ones, such as <article>.)

Apr 24 at 6:14amWeb
Show threadOlivia VesperaApr 24
@reiver I like and support that