title: Why should I remove the form tag from the master page when using bootstrap & ASP.Net webformds
body: <p>In a <a href="http://www.mytecbits.com/microsoft/dot-net/bootstrap-3-0-0-with-asp-net-web-forms" rel="nofollow">couple</a> <a href="http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/815916/How-To-Create-an-Asp-Net-Web-Forms-Application-usi" rel="nofollow">Tutorials</a> that have been suggested on this site on integrating bootstrap with ASP.Net Web Forms, they suggest that the form tag be removed from the master page. Here is one <a href="http://geekswithblogs.net/JeremyMorgan/archive/2012/09/18/how-to-use-twitter-bootstrap-on-an-asp.net-website.aspx" rel="nofollow">tutorial</a> where they leave in the form tag:</p>
  
  <p>On the asp.net site where it describes <a href="http://www.asp.net/web-forms/tutorials/master-pages/creating-a-site-wide-layout-using-master-pages-cs" rel="nofollow">master pages</a>, it mentions why there is a form tag in the master page:</p>
  
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    <p>A Web Form (the <code>&lt;form runat="server"&gt;</code>) - because all ASP.NET pages typically have a Web Form - and because the master page may include Web controls that must appear within a Web Form - be sure to add the Web Form to your master page (rather than adding a Web Form to each content page).</p>
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  <p>A lot of the asp controls I use in the master page and content pages require a parent form tag, therefore it would be cumbersome to remove this parent form tag on my master page.</p>
  
  <p>Why is it necessary to remove the form tag from the master page when adding bootstrap to the site?  Does bootstrap not work properly when its inside of a form tag?</p>