Originally Posted by Mike Roq But they should have put their JS in an external file. Thats how you should do it.

So basically your saying to use external JS to hide any errors? Thats a rather shady behavior...

Anyway, they are correct when saying validation is not as important. Search engines to do look to make sure a site is perfectly coded and the users certainly do not in most situations.

When I code I make sure to code cleanly with standard formatting, I make sure to use proper tags for search engines and other applications such as those used by the blind, and lastly I check for validity as it is simply a part of others expectations and trying to set a standard.