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http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/multipage/sections.html#the-header-element states: Flow content, but with no header, footer, or main element descendants. this is pointless! so i can have an <article> inside <header> but it can't have an <header> ? what is the point of this limitation? the content model of <header> and <footer> should be free, imho
what's not clear is: why are sectioning elements allowed but headers inside them not? **you disallow them both or you allow them both** by the way, that's an use case that i often see: <article> <header> <h1>Flexbox the definitive guide</h1> <aside> <header> <h1>About the author</h1> <p>A nice guy that hates everything and everyone</p> <p><a href="./wes/">Contact Him!</a></p> </header> <p>This article is brought to you by Wesley, skilled expert in "always-in-beta" applications that will never see the light</p> </aside> </header> <p>Actual article here Actual article here Actual article here Actual article here Actual article here Actual article here Actual article here</p> </article> in this case, the "about the author" is not part of the actual contents, it is part of the header of the article imho hth
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