I wrote that to you because I know you stand it. I hope they are more polite than me.
I am a true amateur compared to many of them. You should hear some of them on a large OOP project and you understand what I mean.
This thread is about CSS, but the problem is the same. May be I misunderstood you, but IMO you should
- Never defend invalid markup and sloppy code, even if it is OK for the SE's. If the Bots of the SE's rule your programming developement, you may soon end up with a megastructure that collapses. See my post above.
- In extreme programmming XP, you even test your code before you use it. That is a sound principle.
Personal advice:
Never defend bad coding and markup.
A space ship, with or without people, worth billions of USD, can end up in the ocean if you defend / attack people instead of arguments.
Read that thread if you have time. It is not long. Then come back and tell me if you agree or not.