[ID] 73 [Status] Closed [Commenter] Loïc Martínez Normand [Location] Step 4c [Suggested Change] "I propose dividing this into two: 4.c.1 Use failures (mandatory) and 4.c.2 Use techniques (optional). (If this is accepted then the text of these two steps should be rewritten to fit the new structure.)" [Resolution] Resolution: Section removed; edits worked into Step 4.a and 1.c. Rationale: More guidance on the use of techniques in the context of WCAG 2.0. [Rationale] 
"I agree that the use of techniques is optional, but I fundamentally disagree in the use of failures. Even if failures are part of an informative document it is 100% sure that if one of those failures is found, then the corresponding SC fails for the page being evaluated. I cannot imagine any exception to that idea. As I already explained above, given the definition of "satisfying a SC", the concept of "failures" is an essential tool for evaluators and should not be optional"