----- Original Message -----
From: "Oliver Keyes"
<okeyes(a)wikimedia.org>
> On 10 February 2012 16:38, Jay Ashworth <jra(a)baylink.com> wrote:
> > ---- Original Message -----
> >
From: "Oliver
Keyes" <okeyes(a)wikimedia.org>
> >
> > > *First, I don't think anyone is suggesting the underlying markup
syntax
> > > will not still be usable as an alternative to plaintext
> >
> > That seems the underlying concern.
> >
> > No one *in a position of authority* is suggesting that, no.
>
> Well, the lead on this is Trevor - if you look at his message at
>
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitext-l/2012-February/000543.html:
>
>
> "I will also confirm that we have no plan or intention to do any of
> the
> following:
> - Disable markup (plain text) editing
> - Allow visual editing to mangle plain text documents
> - Make significant changes to what Wikitext is and can do"
>
> That seems to be pretty clear, and it's hard to get a higher position
> of
> authority on this project than him.
We are in violent agreement, then. ;-)
Cheers,
-- jra
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