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Originally Posted by grannyGrumpy
Maybe I misunderstood, but I thought that <i> and <b> were being deprecated, and that we were encouraged to use <em> and <strong> (I usually style these in the CSS as italic and bold, respectively). I would rather use the concise <i> and <b>, but not if it means they will fail some years down the road. Although, I guess they could be styled in the CSS as well:
i {font-style: italic}
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There is just too much code out there with <i> and <b> for them to be going anywhere. It just isn't going to happen.
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I also don't quite get the usage of blockquote. What is the advantage of blockquote over a div? Other than getting "default" blockquote styling. Wouldn't it be just as easy to style a div for what is required? I'm sure I am overlooking the obvious here.
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Well for one thing, it's a lot easier to read the code when you see a blockquote where it should be then when you see a div. Also, you know what a blockquote is meant to be doing. You don't have to figure out what you need to do to the div to simulate the blockquote. It's just easier to use a blockquote when that's what you want.