That’s because articles allow full usage of html tags (I believe) -- e.g. adding tables, using different fonts/colors/text sizes/multimedia if need etc—but comments use the markdown syntax, which is much more convenient and easy to learn for the purposes of easy commenting/quoting text.
I think despite the discrepancy, the choices are good for their respective purposes.
Also, why isn’t the linking syntax the same for comments as articles?
That’s because articles allow full usage of html tags (I believe) -- e.g. adding tables, using different fonts/colors/text sizes/multimedia if need etc—but comments use the markdown syntax, which is much more convenient and easy to learn for the purposes of easy commenting/quoting text.
I think despite the discrepancy, the choices are good for their respective purposes.
So how do I fix the OP?
Apparently, somebody edited the post or it edited itself. Weird.
I have it on good authority that posts don’t edit themselves (next time, please use HTML or ‘Insert/edit link’ button in the article editor).
I’ve figured it out!