[e] (0) Tweak <article> for clarity.

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@@ -12862,6 +12862,11 @@ not-slash     = %x0000-002E / %x0030-10FFFF
   sections of a thesis. A Web site's home page could be split into
   sections for an introduction, news items, contact information.</p>
 
+  <p class=note>Authors are encouraged to use the
+  <code><a href=#the-article-element>article</a></code> element instead of the <code><a href=#the-section-element>section</a></code>
+  element when it would make sense to syndicate the contents of the
+  element.</p>
+
   <p class=note>The <code><a href=#the-section-element>section</a></code> element is not a generic
   container element. When an element is needed for styling purposes or
   as a convenience for scripting, authors are encouraged to use the
@@ -13049,14 +13054,11 @@ not-slash     = %x0000-002E / %x0030-10FFFF
   </dl><p>The <code><a href=#the-article-element>article</a></code> element <a href=#represents>represents</a> a
   component of a page that consists of a self-contained composition
   that forms an independent part of a document, page, application, or
-  site. This could be a forum post, a magazine or newspaper article, a
-  Web log entry, a user-submitted comment, an interactive widget, or
-  any other independent item of content.</p>
-
-  <p>An <code><a href=#the-article-element>article</a></code> element is "independent" in the sense
-  that its contents could stand alone, for example in syndication, or
-  as a interchangeable component on a user-configurable portal
-  page.</p>
+  site and that is intended to be independently distributable or
+  reusable, e.g. in syndication. This could be a forum post, a
+  magazine or newspaper article, a Web log entry, a user-submitted
+  comment, an interactive widget or gadget, or any other independent
+  item of content.</p>
 
   <p>When <code><a href=#the-article-element>article</a></code> elements are nested, the inner
   <code><a href=#the-article-element>article</a></code> elements represent articles that are in
@@ -25884,7 +25886,7 @@ notes on what would need to be defined for dashed lines:
   between the top of the em square and the bottom of the em square,
   the alphabetic baseline is where characters like &Aacute;, &yuml;,
   f, and &Omega; are anchored, the ideographic baseline is
-  where glyphs like &#31169; and &amp;#x9054; are anchored, and the bottom
+  where glyphs like &#31169; and &#36948; are anchored, and the bottom
   of the em square is roughly at the bottom of the glyphs in a
   font. The top and bottom of the bounding box can be far from these
   baselines, due to glyphs extending far outside the em square." src=images/baselines.png></p>

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@@ -13673,6 +13673,11 @@ not-slash     = %x0000-002E / %x0030-10FFFF
   sections of a thesis. A Web site's home page could be split into
   sections for an introduction, news items, contact information.</p>
 
+  <p class="note">Authors are encouraged to use the
+  <code>article</code> element instead of the <code>section</code>
+  element when it would make sense to syndicate the contents of the
+  element.</p>
+
   <p class="note">The <code>section</code> element is not a generic
   container element. When an element is needed for styling purposes or
   as a convenience for scripting, authors are encouraged to use the
@@ -13866,14 +13871,11 @@ not-slash     = %x0000-002E / %x0030-10FFFF
   <p>The <code>article</code> element <span>represents</span> a
   component of a page that consists of a self-contained composition
   that forms an independent part of a document, page, application, or
-  site. This could be a forum post, a magazine or newspaper article, a
-  Web log entry, a user-submitted comment, an interactive widget, or
-  any other independent item of content.</p>
-
-  <p>An <code>article</code> element is "independent" in the sense
-  that its contents could stand alone, for example in syndication, or
-  as a interchangeable component on a user-configurable portal
-  page.</p>
+  site and that is intended to be independently distributable or
+  reusable, e.g. in syndication. This could be a forum post, a
+  magazine or newspaper article, a Web log entry, a user-submitted
+  comment, an interactive widget or gadget, or any other independent
+  item of content.</p>
 
   <p>When <code>article</code> elements are nested, the inner
   <code>article</code> elements represent articles that are in