Quote Originally Posted by sunflowertami View Post
On v1.6 I was wondering if the default template would somehow already be responsive? This is not something that will go away.

Drupal v. 8 is building in responsive views on their tables.
FWIW, there are still differing schools of thought for application of a forward face (template) for mobile/smaller devices/tablets. Ie. Template that rearranges content as the display size changes vs. a different application/style providing the view. As a result, I would think that it may be "difficult" to claim just one style of presentation as the opener for the base template... That said, providing a means that is relatively device independent may be considered ideal not requiring core/baseline changes for new devices...