Erik Moeller wrote:
- multiple wikitext standards based on families of existing wiki
syntaxes sharing the largest similarities.
I don't think multiple standards is something we should support.
For example, several wikis use a "UseMod-like" syntax, and it would not be very difficult to standardize within that group. It would be much more difficult to get, say, both PhpWiki and MediaWiki to use a shared syntax. The practical difficulties with switching an entire wiki engine to a new syntax should not be underestimated.
Ok, I see your point. But the right thing to do, I think, is to point out that PhpWiki syntax is wrong and outdated and nonstandard.
--Jimbo