[theme-reviewers] Quick Question

[Bryan Hadaway]

I'm using:

*<?php elseif ( isset($_GET['paged']) && !empty($_GET['paged']) ) : ?>*

Am I required to use this:
http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/get_query_var instead or is
this merely a recommendation?

Thanks
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