Implicit role of "Row" on tr element inconsistent with HTML5 specification about html-aria HOT 4 CLOSED

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No, I think what that table says is that you can set ANY role on a <tr> element, however your other issue (referenced) is a bug that we need to fix

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@SiTaggart @dylanb
as TR has an implicit role of row, in general it does not need to be set and it is not recommended it be set. Thus it says in the ARIA in HTML spec "Implicit ARIA semantics - SHOULD NOT be used" this is a normative statement. If you do use it, and check your conformance using the HTMl validator you will get a warning, its a warning (not an error) because there may be some circumstance that merits using it.

@SiTaggart in regards to your question: "Which is right?".
the authoritative spec in this case is ARIA in HTML
from the HTML 5.1 spec:

3.2.7.2. Conformance Checker Implementation Requirements
Conformance checkers are required to implement document conformance requirements for use of the ARIA role and aria-* attributes on HTML elements , as defined in ARIA in HTML. [html-aria]

The information for use of ARIA provided in the head section of each element definition is informative only. The issue you found with TR is a bug and needs to be fixed in the html spec.

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updated informative content in HTML 5.2 for tr element to reflect ARIA in HTML

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