Do you know what is Markdown? "standard/common" means the original Markdown is not perfect for the simple use of Markdown? What's more important? Naming or spe

Do you know what is Markdown? "standard/common" means the original Markdown is not perfect for the simple use of Markdown? What's more important? Naming or specification? Just don't know why the intelligent people like the word "Markdown" too much to give the new spec a new name. Anyone can explain such great love (and love the new spec more than John Gruber)?