[thelist] pros and cons of absolute positioning in css

[Sarah Sweeney]

It occurs to me that I've been avoiding the use of absolute positioning 
in my CSS and in the back of my head I think there is a good reason for 
this, but for the life of me I can't remember what that reason is. I 
think it would make my work much easier if I used absolute positioning; 
I could more precisely position elements in my layout, and I could order 
my html in a more search-engine friendly way while having it laid out 
(visually) in a different order.

Can someone tell my why absolute positioning is not recommended, or let 
me know if I'm torturing myself unnecessarily?

TIA

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