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On mer, 2002-05-01 at 18:56, lcrocker@nupedia.com wrote:
> >> - Removes HTML comments from wiki text before rendering, so they
> >> can be used to leave comments _about_ the wiki text.
> >
> >Not entirely unreasonable, but has this been discussed on wikipedia-l
> >and/or the wiki?
>
> I know I brought it up before with the old software, but I don't
> recall any particular arguments for or against. I think Clifford
> just wasn't interested enough to do it. If you think it might be
> controversial, feel free to bring it up to the group, but I don't
> see any big problem deciding some such issues by programmer fiat.

Well, if anybody doesn't like it, it can be taken out again.

Offhand pro: Comments can be used to note details of a tricky table
layout or similar, to help future editors make sense of inherently
confusing markup.

Offhand con: Hidden text seems contra-wiki in spirit; text that is
commented out, but left in an article, may confuse newbie editors.

On mer, 2002-05-01 at 17:23, Lee Daniel Crocker wrote:
> Patch file attached.

Checked into CVS.

-- brion vibber (brion @ pobox.com)