On Sun, Jul 20, 2003 at 06:05:00AM +0100, James D. Forrester wrote:
Anyway code style doesn't really matter here - we should use whatever results in smaller Recent Changes.
No. 'Philosophical' this point may be, but abject utilitarianism isn't a suitable method for standards design or adherence. What you propose would render the Wikipedia unusable for some people; surely this runs entirely contrary to the concept of open use that the Wikipedia aims for?
So show one case when using <i>/<b> actually breaks something or no discussion is needed.