I'd also add that while I agree with the confusion expressed, using code snippets to escape from markdown parsing is important when sharing stuff that literally

I'd also add that while I agree with the confusion expressed, using code snippets to escape from markdown parsing is important when sharing stuff that literally contains markdown. Of course that depends somewhat on the provider and what custom flavour of MD they use, which is often contraversial. Like #463 GitHub auto linking, which I usually like, but occasionally been caught by it.