> I am not sure simplicity is the issue. It certainly isn't for me.

Right, but since you're posting on this mailing list, I'm assuming  
you know HTML. Most people don't... which is why the simplicity bit  
is important.

> AND 2) my big one, I can never remember what is the stand in for
> what. Is "*" italics or bold?

It's also good practice to include a short formatting guide next to  
the comment form or blog form, so folks can get help if they need it.  
(37Signals does this.)

> does using markdown or textile make it easier to disallow all  
> actual code?


Not specifically, no. But it's easy to implement a whitelist via  
other gems and plugins.

-- Patrick

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