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I can't tell if it's intentional or not, but it seems to me this drama is artificial in its nature. A PR move, a good PR move. People now know about 'dialect fo

I can't tell if it's intentional or not, but it seems to me this drama is artificial in its nature. A PR move, a good PR move. People now know about 'dialect formerly known as standard markdown' due to drama involved (mostly) and have taken note of it. Just by taking a glance you can tell it's a better option to use if you use md in any capacity. They could've called it blarblargh or whatever and it would still have a good reach and growth, but not an initial exposition as it has with drama. Good move, a bit manipulative, but good move.

coldtea 12y ago
Thanks, mr. conspiracy theory, but no, this is perfectly normal. The people behind the new Markdown standard (Jeff, GitHub etc) have access to millions of developers and users and can advertise this to high heaven without any Gruber-drama needed. If anything, the drama could be an impediment to adoption (e.g concerning legal status etc). Definetely not a PR move at all.