> The idea is that a Markdown-formatted document should be publishable as-is, as plain text, without looking like it’s been marked up with tags or formatting in

> The idea is that a Markdown-formatted document should be publishable as-is, as plain text, without looking like it’s been marked up with tags or formatting instructions. http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/ http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/ I'd prefer links as footnotes, but using markdown even when it isn't supported isn't so bad.