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Richard
http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/conform.html#deprecated
Deprecated
A deprecated element or attribute is one that has been outdated by newer
constructs. Deprecated elements are defined in the reference manual in
appropriate locations, but are clearly marked as deprecated. Deprecated
elements may become obsolete in future versions of HTML.
User agents should continue to support deprecated elements for reasons
of backward compatibility.
Definitions of elements and attributes clearly indicate which are
deprecated.
This specification includes examples that illustrate how to avoid using
deprecated elements. In most cases these depend on user agent support for
style sheets. In general, authors should use style sheets to achieve
stylistic and formatting effects rather than HTML presentational attributes.
HTML presentational attributes have been deprecated when style sheet
alternatives exist.
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As it clearly states here, even though an item has been DEPRECATED, it is
still permissable to use said item due to the fact it is impossible to
change old browsers once they are in the user's hands.
You don't like it? Bitch to W3.org about it. They wrote it.
Deprecated
A deprecated element or attribute is one that has been outdated by newer
constructs. Deprecated elements are defined in the reference manual in
appropriate locations, but are clearly marked as deprecated. Deprecated
elements may become obsolete in future versions of HTML.
User agents should continue to support deprecated elements for reasons
of backward compatibility.
Definitions of elements and attributes clearly indicate which are
deprecated.
This specification includes examples that illustrate how to avoid using
deprecated elements. In most cases these depend on user agent support for
style sheets. In general, authors should use style sheets to achieve
stylistic and formatting effects rather than HTML presentational attributes.
HTML presentational attributes have been deprecated when style sheet
alternatives exist.
--------------------------------------
As it clearly states here, even though an item has been DEPRECATED, it is
still permissable to use said item due to the fact it is impossible to
change old browsers once they are in the user's hands.
You don't like it? Bitch to W3.org about it. They wrote it.