More Markdown-fun (underscores in links)

Kuro

_ and * used to do the same basic thing. They made stuff italic.
Hello _user_ X
Hello user X
Hello *user* X
Hello user X

Since recent updates the underscore-markdown doesn't work within links:
[Hello _user_ X](#tag)
Hello user X
while the asterisk still does:
[Hello *user* X](#tag)
Hello user X

So, I think that is new. I always used underscore for markdown for no good reason at all and I never ran into this problem before. If it really did change I am not sure whatelse can break inside links now. Maybe somebody needs to investigate?

Filed Under: Not a huge problem but still weird!

HardwareGeek

I don't know, but I'm going to guess because Discodevs can't figure out how to tell the difference between underscores in link text and underscores in URLs. I seem to have a vague recollection that links were being broken because underscores in URLs were being treated as formatting (but I don't care enough to search to find out whether I remember correctly); they probably fixed that and broke the link text instead — that seems about their level of competence.

NedFodder

https://what.thedailywtf.com/t/discourse-is-processing-markdown-in-urls/48553/4?u=nedfodder

https://meta.discourse.org/t/underscore-in-url-link-causes-markdown-problem/21835

HardwareGeek

I am saddened but not surprised to learn that I remembered that Discofail correctly.

Kuro

But this is not in the URL... this is the text of the URL....

Actually, while I am here... [Hello user X] Look... not even a URL...

Filed Under: I believe this is new and stupid!

HardwareGeek

@Kuro said:

But this is not in the URL... this is the text of the URL.

You know that. I know that. Apparently incompetent Discodevs (but I repeat myself) don't.

DoctorJones

Discompetence

JazzyJosh

I, uh, had a thread about this on Meta.D months ago but I can't find it.

accalia

t'was likely jeffed into oblivion.

JazzyJosh

Because when you do things like this in a link:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_burn_centers______in__the_United_States

It does markdown parsing because underscore is considered a valid marker.

Maciejasjmj

@JazzyJosh said:

It does markdown parsing because underscore is considered a valid marker.

So it doesn't do markdown parsing when you want it to, and it does markdown parsing when you don't want it to?

Maciejasjmj

[hello computer]

[____hello computer]

[____hello computer]
[____hello computer]

[___hello computer]

What the fuck is going in there, I don't even...

Gribnit

I like the inflection of the 2nd one best, but needs more pathos.

JazzyJosh

*g

Because who wants to parse markdown when we have escaped exactly one thing?

JazzyJosh

h

Wonderful

Raw: _*h*_

h

Raw: *_*h*_*

h

Raw: _*_h_*_

loose

@Kuro said:

Since recent updates the underscore-markdown doesn't work within links:

@cartman82

Kuro

What is @cartman82s deal in this? Why would you mention him?

Filed Under: Are you Karl?

cartman82

@Kuro said:

What is @cartman82s deal in this? Why would you mention him?

Filed Under: Are you Karl?

WHAT!? WHERE IS KARL!? LET THAT FUCKER SHOW HIS FACE, I DARE HIM!

loose

Oh Dear, I feel I should explain:

https://what.thedailywtf.com/t/nitpicky-api-naming-survey/51233

cartman82

@loose said:

Oh Dear, I feel I should explain:

That was an obscure blast from the past.

abarker

@accalia said:

t'was likely jeffed into oblivion.

Mega Jeffed™

DoctorJones

Mega Jeff isn't even his final form!

DoctorJones

Filed under: I couldn't resist

Onyx

@DoctorJones said:

Filed under: I couldn't resist

Fuck you! I used to love Megaman...

Kuro

Holy shit, I wanted to figure out if DiscoDevs screwed things up or if this is a general Markdown-thing...

http://johnmacfarlane.net/babelmark2/?text=[Hello+user+X%5D

Apparently it is for some markdown-parsers not Commonmark... and I don't remember what Markdown-parser Discourse uses but wow... I can understand why so many people here hate the markdown-"standard"

Filed Under: Why, though... Why???