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I suspect that there're a lot of RFCs and W3C specs that could be paraphrased and get you on HN.

How many web developers actually know HTML, for example? In a few discussions here and on Reddit, it seemed like well over 80% did not realize that <!doctype html> is a valid doctype, or that you do not need to close many common tags.

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I place all the blame for the cargo-cult validation-seeking know-nothing standardistas squarely on the shoulders of Jeffery Zeldman.

If it wasn't for his ignorant boosterism, we probably could have euthanized XHTML a long time ago.

If it wasn't for his boosterism, we'd probably still be writing HTML for specific browsers and versions.

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