[n4jm4]

I supported an effort to standardize Markdown into an actual common syntax, instead of the nasty variation we see between GitHub, Reddit, Stack Overflow, Atlassian, etc. etc. This became CommonMark, which everyone ignores.

[polygamous_bat]

I am sorry. However, XKCD did warn us about this: https://xkcd.com/927/

[avgcorrection]

> 14 competing standards

MarkDown didn’t have any standards to begin with, just different implementations for different platforms. Tired 927 refuted.

[bosswipe]

If Gruber had gotten behind that initiative it probably would've worked but he was weirdly antagonistic to it.