My problem exactly. My memory seems not to work well for symbols which rely mostly on position. Is it URL first or link text first, and do I put the URL in roun

My problem exactly. My memory seems not to work well for symbols which rely mostly on position. Is it URL first or link text first, and do I put the URL in round or square brackets? Same with formatting: Is the first * italics or bold? I can remember <i> and <b> much better, and will trade off a bit of verbosity for not straining my memory anytime.