CSS, nested divs & margins vs. padding

Question

i totally understand the box model. this question is more about trying to pin down a semantic methodology regarding when to use margins and when to use padding.

her

Answer 1

Vertical padding on the division - because if I decided I wanted a different amount of vertical space in between the multiple paragraphs I'd use bottom margins, and the top/bottom padding of the enclosing division pretty much will always stay intact assuming you just have staticly positioned elements inside.