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 ## Problem formulation
 
+The aim of this project is to extend Pandoc and Quarto
+to support inclusion of generic annotations
+as integral part of its Markdown-based authoring process.
+This aim has been framed with the following problem statement:
+
+*FIXME: narrow down question to the scope of Pandoc and Quarto*
+
+**How can Unix-style tools for writing technical prose
+be extended to support ontological annotations?**
+
+To aid in achieving that goal,
+the problem statement has been divided into the following subquestions:
+
+* What are the core qualities of Markdown,
+  and how can the Markdown syntax be extended
+  while maintaining those qualities?
+* How do Pandoc and Quarto process Markdown input to HTML or PDF output,
+  and how can this workflow be derived
+  to cover a new flavor of Markdown?
+* Which approach to altering the workflow of Pandoc and Quarto
+  is more likely efficient and long-term sustainable?
+
+## Motivation
+
+*FIXME: rewrite to be project motivations (not author motivations)*
+
 The author of this project prefers
 a console-based WYSIWYM authoring environment,
 and for political reasons an environment
@@ -73,14 +99,6 @@ which is automatically processed by the tool Pandoc
 into any of a range of output formats
 including LaTeX with further postprocessing into PDF.
 
-The aim of this project is to extend Pandoc and Quarto
-to support inclusion of generic annotations
-as integral part of the authoring process.
-This aim has been framed with the following problem statement:
-
-**How can Unix-style tools for wiritng technical prose
-be extended to support ontological annotations?**
-
 ## Implementation idea and brief plan
 
 Implement plugins for the Pandoc document converter