[Wikipedia-l] Re: Parsing

[Neil Harris]

Hr. Daniel Mikkelsen wrote:

>I disagree that HTML is simpler at all. At my company, we've adopted wiki like
>syntax for letting people/customers edit simple articles at web applications,
>because it's easier for them to learn, and easier for them to type.
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>(We export to both HTML, XML and RTF, btw.)
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>Also, by using HTML, you create an expecation that a full set of HTML markup is
>supported. Which we can't have, of course, if we ever want to export to XML.
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>The concept of a limited markup is important for Wikipedia, exactly because the
>content counts, not the presentation. Wikipedia and other wikis represent the
>original dream of the web - marred by foul extensions to HTML and proprietary
>plugins. Wiki syntax must stay.
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>Using HTML for markup at Wikipedia is like pissing in your pants to keep warm.
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>-- Daniel
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I agree completely. The correct way to an XML hyper-wikipedia is through 
simple wiki markup.

Neil

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