Quarkdown is a step in the right direction. One step closer to HTML. Tough call. I think Markdown is not an authoring tool at all. In fact if you read through

Quarkdown is a step in the right direction. One step closer to HTML. Tough call. I think Markdown is not an authoring tool at all. In fact if you read through the changelog of GitHub Markdown, you will read a very detailed critique of the shortcomings of MD. It isn’t a specification. This is MD’s biggest weakness as well as strength. ## can be a subheading or heading level 2. How about an empty line between paragraphs or after headlines? After reading this I consider MD an idea. A fantastic idea but not a spec.