I generally agree with the sentiment that this is going to just add more confusion, but since I've recently been writing a bunch of Markdown docs and exploring different static site generators, I've found that most link back to Markdown.pl as their "source" and despite that, each is using a different middle-man Markdown parser which has different output.
It's one thing to say, for example, that you support Markdown, or MultiMarkdown, or Pagedown style, but another when you just say Markdown and link back to the original, and produce different output. This seems pervasive, and a Standard Markdown that is "one Markdown to rule them all" would be helpful.
Of course, others have pointed out that this spec lacks a formal grammar, and that it also lacks a number of other Markdown elements, so it would need to become a lot more well defined and a lot more mature to be useful.
It's one thing to say, for example, that you support Markdown, or MultiMarkdown, or Pagedown style, but another when you just say Markdown and link back to the original, and produce different output. This seems pervasive, and a Standard Markdown that is "one Markdown to rule them all" would be helpful.
Of course, others have pointed out that this spec lacks a formal grammar, and that it also lacks a number of other Markdown elements, so it would need to become a lot more well defined and a lot more mature to be useful.