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A lot of lightweight markup languages get the basics right (except MediaWiki). Then eventually when it comes to making extensions—and especially if it is suppos
by keybored 2y ago
A lot of lightweight markup languages get the basics right (except MediaWiki). Then eventually when it comes to making extensions—and especially if it is supposed to be terse, or look it—people get into the game of strategizing ascii symbol use (maybe `!` for images, maybe `@` for a figure).
At some point (and Rst[1] has a tendency to look like this, but only a little) it can start to look like some alternative, less regular markup language. Maybe you just use more backticks rather than angle “brackets”. Or maybe you have (like previously stated) marshalled all the ascii symbols so that all the common stuff can have a terse representation.
Maybe they should just make a regular-looking markup for the unusual cases/user defined things. They could do something like Pollen with its Latex[1] syntax inspiration.
[1] Initial caps for proper nouns
- samatman 2y agoWords are styled the way they're styled. McDonald is a proper noun with two capital letters, Mcdonald is simply not correct. I'll note that you didn't manage your footnote consistently, since you spelled MediaWiki correctly, rather than spelling it wrong as Mediawiki. For some reason, you decided not to do that with rST and LaTeX, without explaining why. Latex and LaTeX aren't even pronounced the same way, so I fail to see the purpose in your (inconsistent) stylistic choices here.
- keybored 2y agoI can make concessions for names that are based on real people. I assure you my mistake was not because of good-intent towards Media[Ww]iki.
- samatman 2y agoWhat I'm not understanding is why you've invented an incorrect rule for the English language and cited it. What purpose does this serve?
- xigoi 2y agoWhy is your username not capitalized, Keybored?
- keybored 2y agoPoor self-esteem.