From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Mon, 22 Dec 2025 15:37:25 -0800, John Ames wrote:   
      
   > On Mon, 22 Dec 2025 23:12:32 -0000 (UTC)   
   > Lawrence D’Oliveiro  wrote:   
   >   
   >>>> This is why browsers allow you to override site style definitions   
   >>>> with your own.   
   >>>   
   >>> Yes, but it would be very much nicer if that wasn't *necessary.*   
   >>   
   >> On the contrary. This is an integral part of the whole concept of   
   >> separating form from content.   
   >   
   > Separation of form from content does *not* mean that web designers   
   > are obligated to use overwrought, kludgy, or abusive design patterns   
   > that the user then has to direct their browser to ignore. That's an   
   > absurd thing to say.   
      
   “Beauty lies in the eye of the beholder” would seem to be the most   
   polite response.   
      
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