Where do people stand on CSS resets?

I used to use
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* {margin: 0; padding: 0;}
to cancel all the browsers' default margin and padding.

But I've been reading recently that a lot of people don't use this anymore as it creates more work later on by cancelling margin and padding on certain elements which need margin and padding, such as form elements.

Is it best to reset default styles only for certain elements, or just let the browsers do their thing?

Sometimes I use one of the css reset files that are popular like the one from Eric Meyer. Sometimes I only reset specific things that I know I'll be working with.

The resets usually include more than just margin and padding too.

You don't have to use one. It really comes down to what you find easier to do. Even when I don't use a pre-existing reset file I'm generally resetting some things so they look the same across browsers.

But I've been reading recently that a lot of people don't use this anymore as it creates more work later on by cancelling margin and padding on certain elements which need margin and padding, such as form elements.

But equally true is the fact that your site might take longer to look equal in most browsers without some kind of reset. When I use a reset, and use firefox for development so I know it is always validating, I rarely have much to do for the other browsers to make them all look consistent. Lists are the big thing to reset IMO.

In addition to the reset, I also use a basic css starter template. This way, I can set MY new rules into effect.

As vangogh said, you do not have to use a reset, but if your site design depends on pixel perfect display, you may want to level the ground for all browsers, if your site is flexible in design, you may only need to reset a few things.

While using the * reset as you have may SEEM like a good idea, it does present some problems with some browsers. Using a more targeted reset is a better method, even if it does take a bit more work to do it that way.

@LadynRed - I'm curious to know exactly what browsers it causes problems with. I've read all the arguments for both approaches (star and Meyer types) but never seen any positive evidence either way.

I'll have to dig around in my links - if I remember correctly both Opera and Safari have problems with it.