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This is an excellent question rod, i am often asked the same question. The
answer i give is:
1. A table is for laying out tables of data and not website content. It is
just wrong to use it for any other purpose than the one it was intended for.
2. With div's u are laying content out and have many more options for doing
so. You are no longer restricted to content in columns and rows
3. You can dramtically change the layout of the content with divs based on
some action, like a different screen size. I do not agree with u about
tables on mobiles.

I'm sure someone will be able to offer a more detailed reason and i look
forward to reading the replies.

Thanks
Dominic
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> Subject: [uk-netmarketing] Tables & SEO
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> Hi all. Happy Mondays. Can someone tell me if it's true that it's better
> for
> SEO not to use html tables?
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> In fact. Why are tables in HTML code frowned upon? I've not seen good
> support for this prejudice. They don't seem to be problematic in mobile
> browsers. The usual answer is that content needs to be separated from
> layout. But why is using a div or a span good separation of content from
> layout and a table not? Good layout with only divs requires a lot of nested
> divs. So why Is a table less maintainable?. It's unlikely that a new
> version
> of a web site will only need a new CSS file. In fact I think less people
> will understand what is going on someone else's CSS rather than in their
> simple table layout. I'd be interested in good reasons for the use if divs
> +
> CSS instead of tables.
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> Cheers
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> Rodders.
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