markdown in code table documentation?

[dustymc]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

I said we'd allow markdown in code table definitions in #8015 (maybe because @mkoo asked me to?). I'm not sure that makes sense in "modernized" code tables, which have dedicated slots for issue and documentation links.

Describe what you're trying to accomplish

Make things as simple as possible yet as complex as necessary

Describe the solution you'd like

Know if there's some compelling reason to support markdown in definitions. At the moment, I don't think there is.

Describe alternatives you've considered

Do nothing.

Additional context

Modernization is underway, see ArctosDB/dev#42

Priority

Only high if an answer here changes something for ArctosDB/dev#42.

[dustymc]

I think this has answered itself. I'm trying to update a code table (https://github.com/ArctosDB/code-table-work/issues/1). I can't save because the current description contains HTML, which is disallowed. The current HTML is not valid - and in an evil sort of way, so I'm pretty happy to find that I can't save it. The thing I'm trying to update is complex and could greatly benefit from some formatting.

I'm going active development, please let me know NOW if that seems like a bad idea for some reason.

[mkoo]

I see no objections-- let me know if any content needs to be rewritten in md or simply cleaned up in new version. Please post if testable in test

[dustymc]

content needs to be rewritten

Yes, but probably after ArctosDB/dev#42 (and individual tables can be prioritized - just leave a comment).

testable

https://github.com/ArctosDB/arctos/milestone/14 are testable.