Nested list Not valid? 1

[UncleMortis]

Just going through validating all of my pages and have discovered that my nested lists aren't valid.

document type does not allow element "UL" here; assuming missing "LI" start-tag.
  <ul class="subNav">

I don't understand why it won't allow it when it's just a nested list. Is there a way around this? If you click the "bikes" link, it will open the nested list. Website is

http://www.gdcycles.com.au.

Slowly being driven mad by validation. Though I must say not having validated a website for years, I've only had 1 error so far in the pages.

 

[manarth]

You're nesting the list incorrectly (closing the <li> too early).
A <ul> can't have another <ul> as a child: the new <ul> must be a child of the <li>. Remove the closing </li> and add it back in after the closing </ul>.

<ul id="mainNav">
<li><a href="index.html">Home</a></li>
<li><a href="aboutUs.html">About Us</a></li>
<li><a href="index.html">Bikes</a></li>
  <ul class="subNav">

  <li><a href="[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.trekbikes.com.au"[/URL] target="_blank">Trek</a></li>
  <li><a href="[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.giantbikes.net"[/URL] target="_blank">Giant</a></li>
  <li><a href="[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.feltracing.com"[/URL] target="_blank">Felt</a></li>
  <li><a href="[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.fisherbikes.com"[/URL] target="_blank">Gary Fisher</a></li>
  <li><a href="[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.gitane.com.au"[/URL] target="_blank">Gitane</a></li>
  <li><a href="[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.apollobikes.com"[/URL] target="_blank">Apollo</a></li>

  <li><a href="[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.racelinebikes.com"[/URL] target="_blank">Raceline</a></li>
  </ul>
<li><a href="scooterSays.html">Scooter Says</a></li>

becomes

<ul id="mainNav">
<li><a href="index.html">Home</a></li>
<li><a href="aboutUs.html">About Us</a></li>
<li><a href="index.html">Bikes</a>[red][s]</li>[/s][/red]
  <ul class="subNav">

  <li><a href="[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.trekbikes.com.au"[/URL] target="_blank">Trek</a></li>
  <li><a href="[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.giantbikes.net"[/URL] target="_blank">Giant</a></li>
  <li><a href="[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.feltracing.com"[/URL] target="_blank">Felt</a></li>
  <li><a href="[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.fisherbikes.com"[/URL] target="_blank">Gary Fisher</a></li>
  <li><a href="[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.gitane.com.au"[/URL] target="_blank">Gitane</a></li>
  <li><a href="[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.apollobikes.com"[/URL] target="_blank">Apollo</a></li>

  <li><a href="[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.racelinebikes.com"[/URL] target="_blank">Raceline</a></li>
  </ul>
  [red]</li>[/red]
<li><a href="scooterSays.html">Scooter Says</a></li>

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[UncleMortis]

Thanks heaps Mate, The thought did cross my mind, but it wasn't making sense, the top way is how I've done it since the dawn of time. Same example is in one of my books too. Thanks again for that.