[whatwg] WA1: <meta> attribute requirements

[sjoerd at w3future.com]

>> It would mean that leaving the attribute out violates a conformance
>> requirement, making the document non-conformant.
>
> ...the advantage of which being...?
>
> I don't understand the point in making this code:
>
>    // this element will be used later
>    var meta = document.createElement('meta');
>
> ...non-conformant.

Elements cannot be validated until they are inserted in the document,
because the type depends on the position in the document.
I'd say it is non-conformant to add a meta element without attributes to a
document.

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