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@@ -128,9 +128,12 @@ For syntactically incorrect or structurally unsupported annotations... Markdown is a widely adopted authoring format, and Pandoc a widely adopted Markdown processor. -It is easier to invent a new format in a new tool -than to convince widely adopted ones to evolve; -however, the latter, if successful, is likely to be far more reliable. +It is likely easier to invent a new format as a new tool +than to adapt widely adopted ones, +because they have an established userbase +familar with and unlikely to accept changes to formats and functionality. +The latter, if successful, is however likely to become relevant, +again due to an existing userbase already having been established. This project aims at staying close to existing Markdown, striving to only minimally introduce new syntax, unlike, for example, SAM that deviates notably from Markdown |