[thelist] replace <b> with <strong> (why dont use b tag)]

[David U.]

Erika Meyer wrote:
> why the term "deprecated"?  is that not a really weird word?  it's
> like they put these tags on the ground, spit on them and stomp on
> them... deprecate them... and grind them into dust.  those w3c people
> are brutal.

They didn't kill, maim, abuse, hurt, or destroy it.

They retired it.

Deprecate is a fairly common word in computing and programming.

-davidu