[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #47595: Re-evaluate whether comment form should still get the HTML5 novalidate attribute

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#47595: Re-evaluate whether comment form should still get the HTML5 novalidate
attribute
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 Reporter:  westonruter              |       Owner:  joedolson
     Type:  enhancement              |      Status:  accepted
 Priority:  normal                   |   Milestone:  6.9
Component:  Comments                 |     Version:  3.6
 Severity:  normal                   |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch input-         |     Focuses:  ui, accessibility,
  validation                         |  template
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Changes (by joedolson):

 * owner:  (none) => joedolson
 * status:  new => accepted
 * milestone:  Future Release => 6.9


Comment:

 At this point in time, I find it hard to see a justification for using
 `novalidate` here. If there are still reasons to do so, please share them;
 otherwise, I'm thinking it's long past time to remove this.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/47595#comment:19>
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