* [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2008-09-09 21:15]:
> aristotle said:
> >    Obviously, the formatter should try its best 
> >    to reflect the structure of the written prose
> 
> the question is what to do when the structure is ambiguous.
> 
> you're saying "do something, anything" is the right approach.
> 
> i've put forth a position that "do nothing" is a better method,
> because that will force the author to become less ambiguous.

How does doing the sometimes-wrong thing fail to force the author
to become less ambiguous?

Is forcing the author to become less ambiguous even a goal of
Markdown?

> this position has enough rigor that you cannot destroy it. i'd
> say it's far better to say "i don't prefer it" and move on.

I see.

Regards,
-- 
Aristotle Pagaltzis // <http://plasmasturm.org/>
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