> - In 5.5.2 it is stated that lines beginning with "* " are elements of > an unordered list, and I assumed the space after '*' is required since > it is included in the double quotes, when I asked for clarification on IRC, > others suggested I handle '*' with or without space afterwards, so I > did. I would disagree with this. Originally there was no space required in the spec, but this was changed, because some people may start lines with asterisks as an "ASCII-art" way to show emphasis. To allow this writing style to continue, you should require the space after the asterisk. This is what the spec defines. > - In 5.5.3, I had the same question with quotes, the spec says ">" which > sounds like there should be no space after ">", and if there is a space, > I should treat it like a part of the quote, I asked on IRC if I should > follow that behaviour but others also recommended that I should handle > spaces after ">" just in case, which leaves me to think again if the > spec intended that or not. Initially no line markers required a space after them. The list line marker now does, as I described above, but the quote line marker was not changed, as there doesn't seem to be a reason to. There doesn't seem to be writing styles that start lines with a '>', but aren't referring to a quote. Working without the space also follows markdown, which is a plus. Cheers, makeworld
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