[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #696: Add markdown support to support forum editor

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#696: Add markdown support to support forum editor
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 Reporter:  ahockley        |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement     |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal          |   Milestone:
Component:  Support Forums  |  Resolution:
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Comment (by dd32):

 Replying to [comment:3 obenland]:
 > @dd32 Would the markdown library we used for plugin directory readmes
 work for this as well? How hard do you think would it be to integrate it?

 Unfortunately I've got no idea.

 I really question if Full Markdown is the correct option for the support
 forum though, it's not a syntax which is native to most support-seekers,
 and when you don't expect it, it can affect the content more than you
 might expect. To many of us, it's sane, but to a lot of others it's just
 the opposite.

 Perhaps a more restricted set of markdown could be useful, lists, block
 quotes, etc. but even then..
 Perhaps even a more restricted set of markdown could be better -
 bold/italic/lists
 Perhaps maybe adopting the Slack format:  {{{*bold*, _italics_, ~strike~,
 `code`, ```pre-formatted```, >quote}}} - at least that would mean we don't
 have yet-another format to deal with (Trac vs Slack vs Support Forums vs
 WordPress itself)

 For support-seekers (which is the term I'm using here for not-regular-
 support-forum-users) A WYSIWYG interface with basic editing buttons
 (bold/italic/link/list/etc) is probably a better UI.

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