lucy24 - 6:33 am on Oct 31, 2012 (gmt 0)

I think you're missing the point :( The original post said:

<a href="#"><div id="link"></div></a> But I dont think this is W3 compliant. Especially when you start adding elements in the div.

Your example has the link INSIDE the div. We're talking about links OUTSIDE a div. Or outside any other block-level element. An image alone is not block-level, so it has no effect on validation.