diff --git a/actions/publictagcloud.php b/actions/publictagcloud.php
index 57821d428e..f6f1d31625 100644
--- a/actions/publictagcloud.php
+++ b/actions/publictagcloud.php
@@ -142,9 +142,6 @@ class PublictagcloudAction extends Action
 
             ksort($tw);
 
-            $this->elementStart('dl');
-            $this->element('dt', null, _('Tag cloud'));
-            $this->elementStart('dd');
             $this->elementStart('ul', 'tags xoxo tag-cloud');
             foreach ($tw as $tag => $weight) {
                 if ($sum) {
@@ -155,8 +152,7 @@ class PublictagcloudAction extends Action
                 $this->showTag($tag, $weight, $weightedSum);
             }
             $this->elementEnd('ul');
-            $this->elementEnd('dd');
-            $this->elementEnd('dl');
+
             $this->elementEnd('div');
         } else {
             $this->showEmptyList();
diff --git a/actions/showapplication.php b/actions/showapplication.php
index 10aaff538f..b9e3b32914 100644
--- a/actions/showapplication.php
+++ b/actions/showapplication.php
@@ -155,42 +155,24 @@ class ShowApplicationAction extends OwnerDesignAction
 
         $this->elementStart('div', 'entity_profile vcard');
         $this->element('h2', null, _('Application profile'));
-        $this->elementStart('dl', 'entity_depiction');
-        $this->element('dt', null, _('Icon'));
-        $this->elementStart('dd');
         if (!empty($this->application->icon)) {
             $this->element('img', array('src' => $this->application->icon,
-                                        'class' => 'photo logo'));
+                                        'class' => 'photo logo entity_depiction'));
         }
-        $this->elementEnd('dd');
-        $this->elementEnd('dl');
 
-        $this->elementStart('dl', 'entity_fn');
-        $this->element('dt', null, _('Name'));
-        $this->elementStart('dd');
         $this->element('a', array('href' =>  $this->application->source_url,
-                                  'class' => 'url fn'),
+                                  'class' => 'url fn entity_fn'),
                             $this->application->name);
-        $this->elementEnd('dd');
-        $this->elementEnd('dl');
 
-        $this->elementStart('dl', 'entity_org');
-        $this->element('dt', null, _('Organization'));
-        $this->elementStart('dd');
         $this->element('a', array('href' =>  $this->application->homepage,
-                                  'class' => 'url'),
+                                  'class' => 'url entity_org'),
                             $this->application->organization);
-        $this->elementEnd('dd');
-        $this->elementEnd('dl');
 
-        $this->elementStart('dl', 'entity_note');
-        $this->element('dt', null, _('Description'));
-        $this->element('dd', 'note', $this->application->description);
-        $this->elementEnd('dl');
+        $this->element('div',
+                       'note entity_note',
+                       $this->application->description);
 
-        $this->elementStart('dl', 'entity_statistics');
-        $this->element('dt', null, _('Statistics'));
-        $this->elementStart('dd');
+        $this->elementStart('div', 'entity_statistics');
         $defaultAccess = ($this->application->access_type & Oauth_application::$writeAccess)
             ? 'read-write' : 'read-only';
         $profile = Profile::staticGet($this->application->owner);
@@ -205,8 +187,8 @@ class ShowApplicationAction extends OwnerDesignAction
               $defaultAccess,
               $userCnt
             ));
-        $this->elementEnd('dd');
-        $this->elementEnd('dl');
+        $this->elementEnd('div');
+
         $this->elementEnd('div');
 
         $this->elementStart('div', 'entity_actions');
@@ -259,30 +241,21 @@ class ShowApplicationAction extends OwnerDesignAction
 
         $this->elementStart('div', 'entity_data');
         $this->element('h2', null, _('Application info'));
-        $this->elementStart('dl', 'entity_consumer_key');
-        $this->element('dt', null, _('Consumer key'));
-        $this->element('dd', null, $consumer->consumer_key);
-        $this->elementEnd('dl');
+        $this->element('div',
+                       'entity_consumer_key',
+                       $consumer->consumer_key);
 
-        $this->elementStart('dl', 'entity_consumer_secret');
-        $this->element('dt', null, _('Consumer secret'));
-        $this->element('dd', null, $consumer->consumer_secret);
-        $this->elementEnd('dl');
+        $this->element('div',
+                       'entity_consumer_secret',
+                       $consumer->consumer_secret);
 
-        $this->elementStart('dl', 'entity_request_token_url');
-        $this->element('dt', null, _('Request token URL'));
-        $this->element('dd', null, common_local_url('ApiOauthRequestToken'));
-        $this->elementEnd('dl');
+        $this->element('div',
+                       'entity_request_token_url',
+                       common_local_url('ApiOauthRequestToken'));
 
-        $this->elementStart('dl', 'entity_access_token_url');
-        $this->element('dt', null, _('Access token URL'));
-        $this->element('dd', null, common_local_url('ApiOauthAccessToken'));
-        $this->elementEnd('dl');
+        $this->element('div', 'entity_access_token_url', common_local_url('ApiOauthAccessToken'));
 
-        $this->elementStart('dl', 'entity_authorize_url');
-        $this->element('dt', null, _('Authorize URL'));
-        $this->element('dd', null, common_local_url('ApiOauthAuthorize'));
-        $this->elementEnd('dl');
+        $this->element('div', 'entity_authorize_url', common_local_url('ApiOauthAuthorize'));
 
         $this->element('p', 'note',
             _('Note: We support HMAC-SHA1 signatures. We do not support the plaintext signature method.'));
diff --git a/actions/showgroup.php b/actions/showgroup.php
index f38cd420ac..a895f81b84 100644
--- a/actions/showgroup.php
+++ b/actions/showgroup.php
@@ -216,83 +216,47 @@ class ShowgroupAction extends GroupDesignAction
         $this->elementStart('div', array('id' => 'i',
                                          'class' => 'entity_profile vcard author'));
 
-        // TRANS: Group profile header (h2). Text hidden by default.
-        $this->element('h2', null, _('Group profile'));
-
-        $this->elementStart('dl', 'entity_depiction');
-        // TRANS: Label for group avatar (dt). Text hidden by default.
-        $this->element('dt', null, _('Avatar'));
-        $this->elementStart('dd');
-
         $logo = ($this->group->homepage_logo) ?
           $this->group->homepage_logo : User_group::defaultLogo(AVATAR_PROFILE_SIZE);
 
         $this->element('img', array('src' => $logo,
-                                    'class' => 'photo avatar',
+                                    'class' => 'photo avatar entity_depiction',
                                     'width' => AVATAR_PROFILE_SIZE,
                                     'height' => AVATAR_PROFILE_SIZE,
                                     'alt' => $this->group->nickname));
-        $this->elementEnd('dd');
-        $this->elementEnd('dl');
 
-        $this->elementStart('dl', 'entity_nickname');
-        // TRANS: Label for group nickname (dt). Text hidden by default.
-        $this->element('dt', null, _('Nickname'));
-        $this->elementStart('dd');
-        $hasFN = ($this->group->fullname) ? 'nickname url uid' : 'fn org nickname url uid';
+        $hasFN = ($this->group->fullname) ? 'entity_nickname nickname url uid' :
+            'entity_nickname fn org nickname url uid';
         $this->element('a', array('href' => $this->group->homeUrl(),
                                   'rel' => 'me', 'class' => $hasFN),
                             $this->group->nickname);
-        $this->elementEnd('dd');
-        $this->elementEnd('dl');
 
         if ($this->group->fullname) {
-            $this->elementStart('dl', 'entity_fn');
-            // TRANS: Label for full group name (dt). Text hidden by default.
-            $this->element('dt', null, _('Full name'));
-            $this->elementStart('dd');
-            $this->element('span', 'fn org', $this->group->fullname);
-            $this->elementEnd('dd');
-            $this->elementEnd('dl');
+            $this->element('div', 'entity_fn fn org', $this->group->fullname);
         }
 
         if ($this->group->location) {
-            $this->elementStart('dl', 'entity_location');
-            // TRANS: Label for group location (dt). Text hidden by default.
-            $this->element('dt', null, _('Location'));
-            $this->element('dd', 'label', $this->group->location);
-            $this->elementEnd('dl');
+            $this->element('div', 'entity_location label', $this->group->location);
         }
 
         if ($this->group->homepage) {
-            $this->elementStart('dl', 'entity_url');
-            // TRANS: Label for group URL (dt). Text hidden by default.
-            $this->element('dt', null, _('URL'));
-            $this->elementStart('dd');
             $this->element('a', array('href' => $this->group->homepage,
-                                      'rel' => 'me', 'class' => 'url'),
+                                      'rel' => 'me',
+                                      'class' => 'url entity_url'),
                            $this->group->homepage);
-            $this->elementEnd('dd');
-            $this->elementEnd('dl');
         }
 
         if ($this->group->description) {
-            $this->elementStart('dl', 'entity_note');
-            // TRANS: Label for group description or group note (dt). Text hidden by default.
-            $this->element('dt', null, _('Note'));
-            $this->element('dd', 'note', $this->group->description);
-            $this->elementEnd('dl');
+            $this->element('div', 'note entity_note', $this->group->description);
         }
 
         if (common_config('group', 'maxaliases') > 0) {
             $aliases = $this->group->getAliases();
 
             if (!empty($aliases)) {
-                $this->elementStart('dl', 'entity_aliases');
-                // TRANS: Label for group aliases (dt). Text hidden by default.
-                $this->element('dt', null, _('Aliases'));
-                $this->element('dd', 'aliases', implode(' ', $aliases));
-                $this->elementEnd('dl');
+                $this->element('div',
+                               'aliases entity_aliases',
+                               implode(' ', $aliases));
             }
         }
 
@@ -447,15 +411,10 @@ class ShowgroupAction extends GroupDesignAction
         // TRANS: Header for group statistics on a group page (h2).
         $this->element('h2', null, _('Statistics'));
 
-        $this->elementStart('dl', 'entity_created');
-        // @todo FIXME: i18n issue. This label gets a colon added from somewhere. Should be part of the message.
-        // TRANS: Label for creation date in statistics on group page.
-        $this->element('dt', null, _m('LABEL','Created'));
-        $this->element('dd', null, date('j M Y',
-                                                 strtotime($this->group->created)));
         $this->elementEnd('dl');
-
-        $this->elementStart('dl', 'entity_members');
+        $this->element('dt', null, _m('LABEL','Created'));
+        $this->element('dd', 'entity_created', date('j M Y',
+                                                 strtotime($this->group->created)));
         // @todo FIXME: i18n issue. This label gets a colon added from somewhere. Should be part of the message.
         // TRANS: Label for member count in statistics on group page.
         $this->element('dt', null, _m('LABEL','Members'));
diff --git a/actions/tagother.php b/actions/tagother.php
index 735d876da2..258c13bdcc 100644
--- a/actions/tagother.php
+++ b/actions/tagother.php
@@ -77,58 +77,37 @@ class TagotherAction extends Action
         $this->element('h2', null, _('User profile'));
 
         $avatar = $this->profile->getAvatar(AVATAR_PROFILE_SIZE);
-        $this->elementStart('dl', 'entity_depiction');
-        $this->element('dt', null, _('Photo'));
-        $this->elementStart('dd');
         $this->element('img', array('src' => ($avatar) ? $avatar->displayUrl() : Avatar::defaultImage(AVATAR_PROFILE_SIZE),
-                                    'class' => 'photo avatar',
+                                    'class' => 'photo avatar entity_depiction',
                                     'width' => AVATAR_PROFILE_SIZE,
                                     'height' => AVATAR_PROFILE_SIZE,
                                     'alt' =>
                                     ($this->profile->fullname) ? $this->profile->fullname :
                                     $this->profile->nickname));
-        $this->elementEnd('dd');
-        $this->elementEnd('dl');
 
-        $this->elementStart('dl', 'entity_nickname');
-        $this->element('dt', null, _('Nickname'));
-        $this->elementStart('dd');
         $this->element('a', array('href' => $this->profile->profileurl,
-                                  'class' => 'nickname'),
+                                  'class' => 'entity_nickname nickname'),
                        $this->profile->nickname);
-        $this->elementEnd('dd');
-        $this->elementEnd('dl');
 
         if ($this->profile->fullname) {
-            $this->elementStart('dl', 'entity_fn');
-            $this->element('dt', null, _('Full name'));
-            $this->elementStart('dd');
-            $this->element('span', 'fn', $this->profile->fullname);
-            $this->elementEnd('dd');
-            $this->elementEnd('dl');
+            $this->element('div', 'fn entity_fn', $this->profile->fullname);
         }
+
         if ($this->profile->location) {
-            $this->elementStart('dl', 'entity_location');
-            $this->element('dt', null, _('Location'));
-            $this->element('dd', 'label', $this->profile->location);
-            $this->elementEnd('dl');
+            $this->element('div', 'label entity_location', $this->profile->location);
         }
+
         if ($this->profile->homepage) {
-            $this->elementStart('dl', 'entity_url');
-            $this->element('dt', null, _('URL'));
-            $this->elementStart('dd');
             $this->element('a', array('href' => $this->profile->homepage,
-                                      'rel' => 'me', 'class' => 'url'),
+                                      'rel' => 'me',
+                                      'class' => 'url entity_url'),
                            $this->profile->homepage);
-            $this->elementEnd('dd');
-            $this->elementEnd('dl');
         }
+
         if ($this->profile->bio) {
-            $this->elementStart('dl', 'entity_note');
-            $this->element('dt', null, _('Note'));
-            $this->element('dd', 'note', $this->profile->bio);
-            $this->elementEnd('dl');
+            $this->element('div', 'note entity_note', $this->profile->bio);
         }
+
         $this->elementEnd('div');
 
         $this->elementStart('form', array('method' => 'post',
diff --git a/actions/userauthorization.php b/actions/userauthorization.php
index e896ff96ca..d460308c16 100644
--- a/actions/userauthorization.php
+++ b/actions/userauthorization.php
@@ -128,79 +128,56 @@ class UserauthorizationAction extends Action
         $avatar   = $params->getAvatarURL();
 
         $this->elementStart('div', 'entity_profile vcard');
-        $this->elementStart('dl', 'entity_depiction');
-        $this->element('dt', null, _('Photo'));
-        $this->elementStart('dd');
+
         if ($avatar) {
             $this->element('img', array('src' => $avatar,
-                                        'class' => 'photo avatar',
+                                        'class' => 'photo avatar entity_depiction',
                                         'width' => AVATAR_PROFILE_SIZE,
                                         'height' => AVATAR_PROFILE_SIZE,
                                         'alt' => $nickname));
         }
-        $this->elementEnd('dd');
-        $this->elementEnd('dl');
 
-        $this->elementStart('dl', 'entity_nickname');
-        $this->element('dt', null, _('Nickname'));
-        $this->elementStart('dd');
+        $this->element('div', 'entity_nickname', _('Nickname'));
+
         $hasFN = ($fullname !== '') ? 'nickname' : 'fn nickname';
+
+        // XXX: why are these raw() instead of escaped...?
+
         $this->elementStart('a', array('href' => $profile,
                                        'class' => 'url '.$hasFN));
         $this->raw($nickname);
         $this->elementEnd('a');
-        $this->elementEnd('dd');
-        $this->elementEnd('dl');
 
         if (!is_null($fullname)) {
-            $this->elementStart('dl', 'entity_fn');
-            $this->elementStart('dd');
-            $this->elementStart('span', 'fn');
+            $this->elementStart('div', 'fn entity_fn');
             $this->raw($fullname);
-            $this->elementEnd('span');
-            $this->elementEnd('dd');
-            $this->elementEnd('dl');
+            $this->elementEnd('div');
         }
+
         if (!is_null($location)) {
-            $this->elementStart('dl', 'entity_location');
-            $this->element('dt', null, _('Location'));
-            $this->elementStart('dd', 'label');
+            $this->elementStart('div', 'label entity_location');
             $this->raw($location);
-            $this->elementEnd('dd');
-            $this->elementEnd('dl');
         }
 
         if (!is_null($homepage)) {
-            $this->elementStart('dl', 'entity_url');
-            $this->element('dt', null, _('URL'));
-            $this->elementStart('dd');
             $this->elementStart('a', array('href' => $homepage,
-                                                'class' => 'url'));
+                                           'class' => 'url entity_url'));
             $this->raw($homepage);
             $this->elementEnd('a');
-            $this->elementEnd('dd');
-            $this->elementEnd('dl');
         }
 
         if (!is_null($bio)) {
-            $this->elementStart('dl', 'entity_note');
-            $this->element('dt', null, _('Note'));
-            $this->elementStart('dd', 'note');
+            $this->elementStart('div', 'note entity_note');
             $this->raw($bio);
             $this->elementEnd('dd');
-            $this->elementEnd('dl');
         }
 
         if (!is_null($license)) {
-            $this->elementStart('dl', 'entity_license');
-            $this->element('dt', null, _('License'));
-            $this->elementStart('dd', 'license');
             $this->element('a', array('href' => $license,
-                                      'class' => 'license'),
+                                      'class' => 'license entity_license'),
                            $license);
-            $this->elementEnd('dd');
-            $this->elementEnd('dl');
         }
+
         $this->elementEnd('div');
 
         $this->elementStart('div', 'entity_actions');
diff --git a/lib/action.php b/lib/action.php
index 0e5d7ae361..095c410b11 100644
--- a/lib/action.php
+++ b/lib/action.php
@@ -526,11 +526,7 @@ class Action extends HTMLOutputter // lawsuit
     function showPrimaryNav()
     {
         $user = common_current_user();
-        $this->elementStart('dl', array('id' => 'site_nav_global_primary'));
-        // TRANS: DT element for primary navigation menu. String is hidden in default CSS.
-        $this->element('dt', null, _('Primary site navigation'));
-        $this->elementStart('dd');
-        $this->elementStart('ul', array('class' => 'nav'));
+        $this->elementStart('ul', array('class' => 'nav site_nav_global_primary'));
         if (Event::handle('StartPrimaryNav', array($this))) {
             if ($user) {
                 // TRANS: Tooltip for main menu option "Personal"
@@ -600,8 +596,6 @@ class Action extends HTMLOutputter // lawsuit
             Event::handle('EndPrimaryNav', array($this));
         }
         $this->elementEnd('ul');
-        $this->elementEnd('dd');
-        $this->elementEnd('dl');
     }
 
     /**
@@ -614,14 +608,10 @@ class Action extends HTMLOutputter // lawsuit
         // Revist. Should probably do an hAtom pattern here
         $text = common_config('site', 'notice');
         if ($text) {
-            $this->elementStart('dl', array('id' => 'site_notice',
+            $this->elementStart('div', array('id' => 'site_notice',
                                             'class' => 'system_notice'));
-            // TRANS: DT element for site notice. String is hidden in default CSS.
-            $this->element('dt', null, _('Site notice'));
-            $this->elementStart('dd', null);
             $this->raw($text);
-            $this->elementEnd('dd');
-            $this->elementEnd('dl');
+            $this->elementEnd('div');
         }
     }
 
@@ -682,13 +672,7 @@ class Action extends HTMLOutputter // lawsuit
      */
     function showLocalNavBlock()
     {
-        $this->elementStart('dl', array('id' => 'site_nav_local_views'));
-        // TRANS: DT element for local views block. String is hidden in default CSS.
-        $this->element('dt', null, _('Local views'));
-        $this->elementStart('dd');
         $this->showLocalNav();
-        $this->elementEnd('dd');
-        $this->elementEnd('dl');
     }
 
     /**
@@ -751,17 +735,13 @@ class Action extends HTMLOutputter // lawsuit
 
         if ($dclass != 'Action' || Event::hasHandler('StartShowPageNotice')) {
 
-            $this->elementStart('dl', array('id' => 'page_notice',
+            $this->elementStart('div', array('id' => 'page_notice',
                                             'class' => 'system_notice'));
-            // TRANS: DT element for page notice. String is hidden in default CSS.
-            $this->element('dt', null, _('Page notice'));
-            $this->elementStart('dd');
             if (Event::handle('StartShowPageNotice', array($this))) {
                 $this->showPageNotice();
                 Event::handle('EndShowPageNotice', array($this));
             }
-            $this->elementEnd('dd');
-            $this->elementEnd('dl');
+            $this->elementEnd('div');
         }
     }
 
@@ -853,11 +833,7 @@ class Action extends HTMLOutputter // lawsuit
      */
     function showSecondaryNav()
     {
-        $this->elementStart('dl', array('id' => 'site_nav_global_secondary'));
-        // TRANS: DT element for secondary navigation menu. String is hidden in default CSS.
-        $this->element('dt', null, _('Secondary site navigation'));
-        $this->elementStart('dd', null);
-        $this->elementStart('ul', array('class' => 'nav'));
+        $this->elementStart('ul', array('class' => 'nav site_nav_global_secondary'));
         if (Event::handle('StartSecondaryNav', array($this))) {
             $this->menuItem(common_local_url('doc', array('title' => 'help')),
                             // TRANS: Secondary navigation menu option leading to help on StatusNet.
@@ -893,8 +869,6 @@ class Action extends HTMLOutputter // lawsuit
             Event::handle('EndSecondaryNav', array($this));
         }
         $this->elementEnd('ul');
-        $this->elementEnd('dd');
-        $this->elementEnd('dl');
     }
 
     /**
@@ -904,10 +878,8 @@ class Action extends HTMLOutputter // lawsuit
      */
     function showLicenses()
     {
-        $this->elementStart('dl', array('id' => 'licenses'));
         $this->showStatusNetLicense();
         $this->showContentLicense();
-        $this->elementEnd('dl');
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1335,11 +1307,7 @@ class Action extends HTMLOutputter // lawsuit
     {
         // Does a little before-after block for next/prev page
         if ($have_before || $have_after) {
-            $this->elementStart('dl', 'pagination');
-            // TRANS: DT element for pagination (previous/next, etc.).
-            $this->element('dt', null, _('Pagination'));
-            $this->elementStart('dd', null);
-            $this->elementStart('ul', array('class' => 'nav'));
+            $this->elementStart('ul', array('class' => 'nav pagination'));
         }
         if ($have_before) {
             $pargs   = array('page' => $page-1);
@@ -1363,8 +1331,6 @@ class Action extends HTMLOutputter // lawsuit
         }
         if ($have_before || $have_after) {
             $this->elementEnd('ul');
-            $this->elementEnd('dd');
-            $this->elementEnd('dl');
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/attachmentlist.php b/lib/attachmentlist.php
index 7e536925bf..80f8cdb680 100644
--- a/lib/attachmentlist.php
+++ b/lib/attachmentlist.php
@@ -93,19 +93,12 @@ class AttachmentList extends Widget
 
     function showListStart()
     {
-        $this->out->elementStart('dl', array('id' =>'attachments',
-                                             'class' => 'entry-content'));
-        // TRANS: DT element label in attachment list.
-        $this->out->element('dt', null, _('Attachments'));
-        $this->out->elementStart('dd');
-        $this->out->elementStart('ol', array('class' => 'attachments'));
+        $this->out->elementStart('ol', array('class' => 'attachments entry-content'));
     }
 
     function showListEnd()
     {
-        $this->out->elementEnd('dd');
         $this->out->elementEnd('ol');
-        $this->out->elementEnd('dl');
     }
 
     /**
@@ -289,32 +282,22 @@ class Attachment extends AttachmentListItem
             $this->out->elementStart('div', array('id' => 'oembed_info',
                                                   'class' => 'entry-content'));
             if (!empty($this->oembed->author_name)) {
-                $this->out->elementStart('dl', 'vcard author');
-                // TRANS: DT element label in attachment list item.
-                $this->out->element('dt', null, _('Author'));
-                $this->out->elementStart('dd', 'fn');
+                $this->out->elementStart('div', 'fn vcard author');
                 if (empty($this->oembed->author_url)) {
                     $this->out->text($this->oembed->author_name);
                 } else {
                     $this->out->element('a', array('href' => $this->oembed->author_url,
                                                    'class' => 'url'), $this->oembed->author_name);
                 }
-                $this->out->elementEnd('dd');
-                $this->out->elementEnd('dl');
             }
             if (!empty($this->oembed->provider)) {
-                $this->out->elementStart('dl', 'vcard');
-                // TRANS: DT element label in attachment list item.
-                $this->out->element('dt', null, _('Provider'));
-                $this->out->elementStart('dd', 'fn');
+                $this->out->elementStart('div', 'fn vcard');
                 if (empty($this->oembed->provider_url)) {
                     $this->out->text($this->oembed->provider);
                 } else {
                     $this->out->element('a', array('href' => $this->oembed->provider_url,
                                                    'class' => 'url'), $this->oembed->provider);
                 }
-                $this->out->elementEnd('dd');
-                $this->out->elementEnd('dl');
             }
             $this->out->elementEnd('div');
         }
diff --git a/lib/galleryaction.php b/lib/galleryaction.php
index 31e36803a7..b8edbbb7ba 100644
--- a/lib/galleryaction.php
+++ b/lib/galleryaction.php
@@ -117,9 +117,6 @@ class GalleryAction extends OwnerDesignAction
             $content[$t] = $t;
         }
         if ($tags) {
-            $this->elementStart('dl', array('id'=>'filter_tags'));
-            $this->element('dt', null, _('Filter tags'));
-            $this->elementStart('dd');
             $this->elementStart('ul');
             $this->elementStart('li', array('id' => 'filter_tags_all',
                                              'class' => 'child_1'));
@@ -133,7 +130,7 @@ class GalleryAction extends OwnerDesignAction
             $this->elementStart('li', array('id'=>'filter_tags_item'));
             $this->elementStart('form', array('name' => 'bytag',
                                                'id' => 'form_filter_bytag',
-                                               'action' => common_path('?action=' . $this->trimmed('action')),
+                                              'action' => common_path('?action=' . $this->trimmed('action')),
                                                'method' => 'post'));
             $this->elementStart('fieldset');
             $this->element('legend', null, _('Select tag to filter'));
@@ -145,8 +142,6 @@ class GalleryAction extends OwnerDesignAction
             $this->elementEnd('form');
             $this->elementEnd('li');
             $this->elementEnd('ul');
-            $this->elementEnd('dd');
-            $this->elementEnd('dl');
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/messageform.php b/lib/messageform.php
index 9d3f955a81..7f21f7ecd0 100644
--- a/lib/messageform.php
+++ b/lib/messageform.php
@@ -162,11 +162,10 @@ class MessageForm extends Form
         $contentLimit = Message::maxContent();
 
         if ($contentLimit > 0) {
-            $this->out->elementStart('dl', 'form_note');
-            $this->out->element('dt', null, _('Available characters'));
-            $this->out->element('dd', array('id' => 'notice_text-count'),
+            $this->out->element('span',
+                                array('id' => 'notice_text-count',
+                                      'class' => 'form_note'),
                                 $contentLimit);
-            $this->out->elementEnd('dl');
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/noticeform.php b/lib/noticeform.php
index 5140663569..432316adc9 100644
--- a/lib/noticeform.php
+++ b/lib/noticeform.php
@@ -182,11 +182,10 @@ class NoticeForm extends Form
             $contentLimit = Notice::maxContent();
 
             if ($contentLimit > 0) {
-                $this->out->elementStart('dl', 'form_note');
-                $this->out->element('dt', null, _('Available characters'));
-                $this->out->element('dd', array('id' => 'notice_text-count'),
+                $this->out->element('span', 
+                                    array('id' => 'notice_text-count',
+                                          'class' => 'form_note'),
                                     $contentLimit);
-                $this->out->elementEnd('dl');
             }
 
             if (common_config('attachments', 'uploads')) {
diff --git a/lib/profileaction.php b/lib/profileaction.php
index 4bfc4d48d9..9ba8261229 100644
--- a/lib/profileaction.php
+++ b/lib/profileaction.php
@@ -187,53 +187,42 @@ class ProfileAction extends OwnerDesignAction
         $this->element('h2', null, _('Statistics'));
 
         // Other stats...?
-        $this->elementStart('dl', 'entity_user-id');
+        $this->elementStart('dl');
         $this->element('dt', null, _('User ID'));
-        $this->element('dd', null, $this->profile->id);
-        $this->elementEnd('dl');
+        $this->element('dd', 'entity_user-id', $this->profile->id);
 
-        $this->elementStart('dl', 'entity_member-since');
         $this->element('dt', null, _('Member since'));
-        $this->element('dd', null, date('j M Y',
+        $this->element('dd', 'entity_member-since', date('j M Y',
                                         strtotime($this->profile->created)));
-        $this->elementEnd('dl');
 
-        $this->elementStart('dl', 'entity_subscriptions');
         $this->elementStart('dt');
         $this->element('a', array('href' => common_local_url('subscriptions',
                                                              array('nickname' => $this->profile->nickname))),
                        _('Subscriptions'));
         $this->elementEnd('dt');
-        $this->element('dd', null, $subs_count);
-        $this->elementEnd('dl');
+        $this->element('dd', 'entity_subscriptions', $subs_count);
 
-        $this->elementStart('dl', 'entity_subscribers');
         $this->elementStart('dt');
         $this->element('a', array('href' => common_local_url('subscribers',
                                                              array('nickname' => $this->profile->nickname))),
                        _('Subscribers'));
         $this->elementEnd('dt');
-        $this->element('dd', 'subscribers', $subbed_count);
-        $this->elementEnd('dl');
+        $this->element('dd', 'subscribers entity_subscribers', $subbed_count);
 
-        $this->elementStart('dl', 'entity_groups');
         $this->elementStart('dt');
         $this->element('a', array('href' => common_local_url('usergroups',
                                                              array('nickname' => $this->profile->nickname))),
                        _('Groups'));
         $this->elementEnd('dt');
-        $this->element('dd', 'groups', $group_count);
-        $this->elementEnd('dl');
+        $this->element('dd', 'groups entity_groups', $group_count);
 
-        $this->elementStart('dl', 'entity_notices');
         $this->element('dt', null, _('Notices'));
-        $this->element('dd', null, $notice_count);
-        $this->elementEnd('dl');
+        $this->element('dd', 'entity_notices', $notice_count);
 
-        $this->elementStart('dl', 'entity_daily_notices');
         // TRANS: Average count of posts made per day since account registration
         $this->element('dt', null, _('Daily average'));
-        $this->element('dd', null, $daily_count);
+        $this->element('dd', 'entity_daily_notices', $daily_count);
+
         $this->elementEnd('dl');
 
         $this->elementEnd('div');
diff --git a/lib/searchaction.php b/lib/searchaction.php
index 6d7f46cd6e..67d0bcdeb8 100644
--- a/lib/searchaction.php
+++ b/lib/searchaction.php
@@ -165,12 +165,10 @@ You can also try your search on other engines:
 E_O_T
 ), $qe, $qe, $qe, $qe, $qe);
         }
-        $this->elementStart('dl', array('id' => 'help_search', 'class' => 'help'));
-        // TRANS: Definition list item with instructions on how to get (better) search results.
-        $this->element('dt', null, _('Search help'));
-        $this->elementStart('dd', 'instructions');
+        $this->elementStart('div', 'help instructions');
         $this->raw(common_markup_to_html($message));
-        $this->elementEnd('dd');
+        $this->elementEnd('div');
+
         $this->elementEnd('div');
     }
 }
diff --git a/lib/subscriptionlist.php b/lib/subscriptionlist.php
index fc8f33f2ec..3ca4603948 100644
--- a/lib/subscriptionlist.php
+++ b/lib/subscriptionlist.php
@@ -98,8 +98,6 @@ class SubscriptionListItem extends ProfileListItem
     {
         $tags = Profile_tag::getTags($this->owner->id, $this->profile->id);
 
-        $this->out->elementStart('dl', 'entity_tags');
-        $this->out->elementStart('dt');
         if ($this->isOwn()) {
             $this->out->element('a', array('href' => common_local_url('tagother',
                                                                       array('id' => $this->profile->id))),
@@ -107,10 +105,8 @@ class SubscriptionListItem extends ProfileListItem
         } else {
             $this->out->text(_('Tags'));
         }
-        $this->out->elementEnd('dt');
-        $this->out->elementStart('dd');
         if ($tags) {
-            $this->out->elementStart('ul', 'tags xoxo');
+            $this->out->elementStart('ul', 'tags xoxo entity_tags');
             foreach ($tags as $tag) {
                 $this->out->elementStart('li');
                 // Avoid space by using raw output.
@@ -126,7 +122,5 @@ class SubscriptionListItem extends ProfileListItem
         } else {
             $this->out->text(_('(None)'));
         }
-        $this->out->elementEnd('dd');
-        $this->out->elementEnd('dl');
     }
 }
diff --git a/lib/userprofile.php b/lib/userprofile.php
index 2813f735ea..71b54682af 100644
--- a/lib/userprofile.php
+++ b/lib/userprofile.php
@@ -103,26 +103,21 @@ class UserProfile extends Widget
                 $avatar = $this->profile->getAvatar(73);
             }
 
-            $this->out->elementStart('dl', 'entity_depiction');
-            $this->out->element('dt', null, _('Photo'));
-            $this->out->elementStart('dd');
-            $this->out->element('img', array('src' => ($avatar) ? $avatar->displayUrl() : Avatar::defaultImage(AVATAR_PROFILE_SIZE),
-                                        'class' => 'photo avatar',
-                                        'width' => AVATAR_PROFILE_SIZE,
-                                        'height' => AVATAR_PROFILE_SIZE,
-                                        'alt' => $this->profile->nickname));
-            $this->out->elementEnd('dd');
-
+            $this->out->element('img', 
+                                array('src' => ($avatar) ? $avatar->displayUrl() : Avatar::defaultImage(AVATAR_PROFILE_SIZE),
+                                      'class' => 'photo avatar entity_depiction',
+                                      'width' => AVATAR_PROFILE_SIZE,
+                                      'height' => AVATAR_PROFILE_SIZE,
+                                      'alt' => $this->profile->nickname));
+            
             $cur = common_current_user();
+
             if ($cur && $cur->id == $this->profile->id) {
-                $this->out->elementStart('dd');
                 $this->out->element('a', array('href' => common_local_url('avatarsettings')), _('Edit Avatar'));
-                $this->out->elementEnd('dd');
             }
 
-            $this->out->elementEnd('dl');
-
-            Event::handle('EndProfilePageAvatar', array($this->out, $this->profile));
+            Event::handle('EndProfilePageAvatar',
+                          array($this->out, $this->profile));
         }
     }
 
@@ -130,15 +125,12 @@ class UserProfile extends Widget
     {
         if (Event::handle('StartProfilePageNickname', array($this->out, $this->profile))) {
 
-            $this->out->elementStart('dl', 'entity_nickname');
-            $this->out->element('dt', null, _('Nickname'));
-            $this->out->elementStart('dd');
-            $hasFN = ($this->profile->fullname) ? 'nickname url uid' : 'fn nickname url uid';
-            $this->out->element('a', array('href' => $this->profile->profileurl,
-                                      'rel' => 'me', 'class' => $hasFN),
+            $hasFN = ($this->profile->fullname) ? 'entity_nickname nickname url uid' : 'entity_nickname fn nickname url uid';
+            $this->out->element('a',
+                                array('href' => $this->profile->profileurl,
+                                      'rel' => 'me',
+                                      'class' => $hasFN),
                            $this->profile->nickname);
-            $this->out->elementEnd('dd');
-            $this->out->elementEnd('dl');
 
             Event::handle('EndProfilePageNickname', array($this->out, $this->profile));
         }
@@ -148,12 +140,9 @@ class UserProfile extends Widget
     {
         if (Event::handle('StartProfilePageFullName', array($this->out, $this->profile))) {
             if ($this->profile->fullname) {
-                $this->out->elementStart('dl', 'entity_fn');
-                $this->out->element('dt', null, _('Full name'));
-                $this->out->elementStart('dd');
-                $this->out->element('span', 'fn', $this->profile->fullname);
-                $this->out->elementEnd('dd');
-                $this->out->elementEnd('dl');
+                $this->out->element('span',
+                                    'entity_fn fn',
+                                    $this->profile->fullname);
             }
             Event::handle('EndProfilePageFullName', array($this->out, $this->profile));
         }
@@ -163,10 +152,9 @@ class UserProfile extends Widget
     {
         if (Event::handle('StartProfilePageLocation', array($this->out, $this->profile))) {
             if ($this->profile->location) {
-                $this->out->elementStart('dl', 'entity_location');
-                $this->out->element('dt', null, _('Location'));
-                $this->out->element('dd', 'label', $this->profile->location);
-                $this->out->elementEnd('dl');
+                $this->out->element('span',
+                                    'entity_location label',
+                                    $this->profile->location);
             }
             Event::handle('EndProfilePageLocation', array($this->out, $this->profile));
         }
@@ -176,14 +164,11 @@ class UserProfile extends Widget
     {
         if (Event::handle('StartProfilePageHomepage', array($this->out, $this->profile))) {
             if ($this->profile->homepage) {
-                $this->out->elementStart('dl', 'entity_url');
-                $this->out->element('dt', null, _('URL'));
-                $this->out->elementStart('dd');
-                $this->out->element('a', array('href' => $this->profile->homepage,
-                                          'rel' => 'me', 'class' => 'url'),
+                $this->out->element('a',
+                                    array('href' => $this->profile->homepage,
+                                          'rel' => 'me',
+                                          'class' => 'url entity_url'),
                                $this->profile->homepage);
-                $this->out->elementEnd('dd');
-                $this->out->elementEnd('dl');
             }
             Event::handle('EndProfilePageHomepage', array($this->out, $this->profile));
         }
@@ -193,10 +178,9 @@ class UserProfile extends Widget
     {
         if (Event::handle('StartProfilePageBio', array($this->out, $this->profile))) {
             if ($this->profile->bio) {
-                $this->out->elementStart('dl', 'entity_note');
-                $this->out->element('dt', null, _('Note'));
-                $this->out->element('dd', 'note', $this->profile->bio);
-                $this->out->elementEnd('dl');
+                $this->out->element('div',
+                                    'note entity_note',
+                                    $this->profile->bio);
             }
             Event::handle('EndProfilePageBio', array($this->out, $this->profile));
         }
@@ -208,10 +192,7 @@ class UserProfile extends Widget
             $tags = Profile_tag::getTags($this->profile->id, $this->profile->id);
 
             if (count($tags) > 0) {
-                $this->out->elementStart('dl', 'entity_tags');
-                $this->out->element('dt', null, _('Tags'));
-                $this->out->elementStart('dd');
-                $this->out->elementStart('ul', 'tags xoxo');
+                $this->out->elementStart('ul', 'tags xoxo entity_tags');
                 foreach ($tags as $tag) {
                     $this->out->elementStart('li');
                     // Avoid space by using raw output.
@@ -222,8 +203,6 @@ class UserProfile extends Widget
                     $this->out->elementEnd('li');
                 }
                 $this->out->elementEnd('ul');
-                $this->out->elementEnd('dd');
-                $this->out->elementEnd('dl');
             }
             Event::handle('EndProfilePageProfileTags', array($this->out, $this->profile));
         }
diff --git a/plugins/OStatus/actions/ostatussub.php b/plugins/OStatus/actions/ostatussub.php
index a293fda5db..5ca7ce7674 100644
--- a/plugins/OStatus/actions/ostatussub.php
+++ b/plugins/OStatus/actions/ostatussub.php
@@ -163,65 +163,41 @@ class OStatusSubAction extends Action
         }
 
         $this->elementStart('div', 'entity_profile vcard');
-        $this->elementStart('dl', 'entity_depiction');
-        $this->element('dt', null, _m('Photo'));
-        $this->elementStart('dd');
         $this->element('img', array('src' => $avatar,
-                                    'class' => 'photo avatar',
+                                    'class' => 'photo avatar entity_depiction',
                                     'width' => AVATAR_PROFILE_SIZE,
                                     'height' => AVATAR_PROFILE_SIZE,
                                     'alt' => $nickname));
-        $this->elementEnd('dd');
-        $this->elementEnd('dl');
 
-        $this->elementStart('dl', 'entity_nickname');
-        $this->element('dt', null, _m('Nickname'));
-        $this->elementStart('dd');
-        $hasFN = ($fullname !== '') ? 'nickname' : 'fn nickname';
+        $hasFN = ($fullname !== '') ? 'nickname' : 'fn nickname entity_nickname';
         $this->elementStart('a', array('href' => $profile,
                                        'class' => 'url '.$hasFN));
         $this->raw($nickname);
         $this->elementEnd('a');
-        $this->elementEnd('dd');
-        $this->elementEnd('dl');
 
         if (!is_null($fullname)) {
-            $this->elementStart('dl', 'entity_fn');
-            $this->elementStart('dd');
-            $this->elementStart('span', 'fn');
+            $this->elementStart('div', 'fn entity_fn');
             $this->raw($fullname);
-            $this->elementEnd('span');
-            $this->elementEnd('dd');
-            $this->elementEnd('dl');
+            $this->elementEnd('div');
         }
+
         if (!is_null($location)) {
-            $this->elementStart('dl', 'entity_location');
-            $this->element('dt', null, _m('Location'));
-            $this->elementStart('dd', 'label');
+            $this->elementStart('div', 'label entity_location');
             $this->raw($location);
-            $this->elementEnd('dd');
-            $this->elementEnd('dl');
+            $this->elementEnd('div');
         }
 
         if (!is_null($homepage)) {
-            $this->elementStart('dl', 'entity_url');
-            $this->element('dt', null, _m('URL'));
-            $this->elementStart('dd');
             $this->elementStart('a', array('href' => $homepage,
-                                                'class' => 'url'));
+                                           'class' => 'url entity_url'));
             $this->raw($homepage);
             $this->elementEnd('a');
-            $this->elementEnd('dd');
-            $this->elementEnd('dl');
         }
 
         if (!is_null($note)) {
-            $this->elementStart('dl', 'entity_note');
-            $this->element('dt', null, _m('Note'));
-            $this->elementStart('dd', 'note');
+            $this->elementStart('div', 'note entity_note');
             $this->raw($note);
-            $this->elementEnd('dd');
-            $this->elementEnd('dl');
+            $this->elementEnd('div');
         }
         $this->elementEnd('div');
     }