There is an attempt to standardized Markdown at [CommonMark](http://commonmark.org/) which I think it's a good idea. I tried `FSharp.Formatting` with the [sample](http://johnmacfarlane.net/babelmark2/?text=%23+Hello+there%0A%0AThis+is+a+paragraph.%0A%0A-+one%0A-+two%0A-+three%0A-+four%0A%0A1.+pirate%0A2.+ninja%0A3.+zombie) that Jeff Atwood gives, and the output html is below. ``` Hello there This is a paragraph. one two three four pirate ninja zombie ``` I just want to throw the idea around. :-)