@Petros @usulrasolas well, for the record, im open to hearing other opinions

@Petros @usulrasolas i say we wait for a stable release, not just a candidate. but if you guys want, sure

@nonlinear sure, i essentially just 1) used the Redcarpet gem, as in the comment here https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon/issues/853#issuecomment-325658134 (except with some more options - which you can check out here https://github.com/vmg/redcarpet) and 2) edited some of the default css so the style doesn't get overwritten

@Petros @usulrasolas @nonlinear markdown seems to be in active dev, see here: https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon/issues/853. I've implemented it myself on a test instance and it works but is server-specific, so the markdown will only federate to other instances that have similarly implemented it. not sure how i feel about switching to pop-up markdown editor / embedding CP if you exceed the count.. at the end of the day this is supposed to be a micro-blogging platform. i think it'd be cleaner to introduce your topic and then post a link to more info (eg, a pad, like you mention in point 3). those are my initial thoughts, at least