add section on complex Pandoc features

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 *TODO: About the approach of parsing as Markdown and adjust the fallout,
 instead of writing an import extension.*
 
+As described in @sec-improve,
+of priority for this project is to improve existing tools
+rather than implement parallel competing ones,
+despite the latter potentially being easier to do
+or lead to a simpler product.
+In @sec-pandoc-complex
+
+*FIXME: tie pieces together, and continue from there
+with the consequence of it was actually tackled.
+
+<!--
+The easiest way to implement a derivation of Markdown
+is likely by writing a Pandoc import filter,
+but that would limit its usefulness with larger frameworks like Quarto.
+Although they do support alternative source languages,
+important features such as citation handling are far better streamlined
+when using the main and best-supported source format.
+This project therefore implements its deviation of Markdown
+by reading the deviant source as if it were Markdown,
+and then applying a filter to adjust the AST after the deliberate misparsing.
+-->
+
 ## The choice of Lua
 
 This project is implemented in the scripting language Lua.