im not really sure why you brought it up

To answer the question. I had always learned that h1, h2, etc were for structuring, but your POV appears to be that the number in there is to indicate the size of the heading. This demonstrates that even something with a spec, like HTML, is open to multiple interpretations. For the OP, it is a hint to define these things, or at least think of a way to handle them.

I pretty much recognize that moaning about it is a lost cause. :-)

I am not convinced that it is. If you feel this is important, we should still seek a way to fix it. Either through CSS (just define font-size in the right contexts) or by disallowing the "big" (or, from my point of view: higher level) headings. There was no clear concensus on the consideration, but there were in fact more people who voted edit than who voted keep, and this proves that you're not the only one who dislikes the current state of things.

About the headings being too big: I agree, even.

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In reply to Re^3: Web forum markup language and the Monastery by Juerd
in thread Web forum markup language and the Monastery by szabgab

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