George Mauer <gmauer@gmail.com> writes:
> - lists with dashes, org supports that just fine

or stars (not possible with org) or plus (in org).

> *bold text* with stars, again org already does this

Note that this does not match markdown: Markdown uses *emphasis* and **strong**.

> `backtick code`, org doesn't handle this and actually uses the tilde as a
> delimeter which is extra jarring since its a strikethrough in many chat apps

tilde or equals.

- list
*bold*
=code=

Adding more syntax is a slippery slope, because then `foo` can never be
used for anything else, and there is a limited amount of usable syntax
elements.

Best wishes,
Arne
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