Hi Tony,
Sadly I fear you may be right about HTML 3.2.
Still, it helped fuel the revolution.
The sentiment that I'm trying to convey is that, wherever practical and possible, we should seek to use the latest [best?] technology for new developments.
I'm aware of the plethora of issues surrounding browser support for CSS, quirks mode, bugs in the implementation, not least with CSS-P and the few shortcomings of standards-compliant HTML. However, (as I expect you'd agree?!) the vast majority of the latest standards-compliant technology can be implemented in the major browsers with only a little difficulty.
Examples of the best practices are out there to be found for those who care to look. Let's embrace the new stuff lest we be stuck with HTML 3.2 and Netscape 4 forever!
Oh, and because it's fun.
Jules