[bscphil]

Markdown strikes me as a much improved version of exactly this, with the advantage that you don't have to have a supporting client to read the email, since it's simply plain text.

I want to see email clients start to support Markdown, so I can just send it to everyone.

[captn3m0]

Not just email, I’d like to see browsers support Markdown natively. You can style your content. All media sites can be 100% markdown without any JS.