How to insert a blank line between blockquote paragraphs?

[John MacFarlane]

I guess you're right.  I'll leave it in for now, so as not to
confuse people trying to follow this discussion, but add a note
that points to your post.

+++ Waylan Limberg [Oct 24 12 23:23 ]:

> On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 9:22 PM, John MacFarlane <jgm at berkeley.edu> wrote:

> > See question 6 here:

> > http://johnmacfarlane.net/babelmark2/faq.html#what-are-some-big-questions-that-the-markdown-spec-does-not-answer

> >

> > And note that pandoc allows you to create two blockquotes if

> > you leave blank space between,

> >

> 

> Which is clearly in violation of the syntax rules [1]. According to

> the rules, these two examples are to produce the exact same output:

> 

> ~~~

> > This is a blockquote with two paragraphs. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet,

> > consectetuer adipiscing elit. Aliquam hendrerit mi posuere lectus.

> > Vestibulum enim wisi, viverra nec, fringilla in, laoreet vitae, risus.

> >

> > Donec sit amet nisl. Aliquam semper ipsum sit amet velit. Suspendisse

> > id sem consectetuer libero luctus adipiscing.

> ~~~

> 

> and

> 

> ~~~

> > This is a blockquote with two paragraphs. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet,

> consectetuer adipiscing elit. Aliquam hendrerit mi posuere lectus.

> Vestibulum enim wisi, viverra nec, fringilla in, laoreet vitae, risus.

> 

> > Donec sit amet nisl. Aliquam semper ipsum sit amet velit. Suspendisse

> id sem consectetuer libero luctus adipiscing.

> ~~~

> 

> Note that the first sentence of each example states that that entire

> example "... is **a** blockquote with two paragraphs" (emphasis

> added). That states explicitly that it must be interpreted as one

> blockquote. There is no other interpretation. Pandoc is simply wrong

> here (even in strict mode - using the above examples from the rules)

> and I would suggest that John M. should remove that question from his

> FAQ. Or at least move it to the "divergences between implementations"

> section. There is no "big question" on this issue.

> 

> As an aside, after seeing John list this as a "big question" I reread

> the rules and initially thought it might be a valid question. Other

> than implying (but not explicitly stating) that the two examples

> should produce the exact same output, I didn't see any indication in

> the main text explicitly stating that the second example should

> produce one blockquote. Only after rereading a second time did I

> notice that this part of the rule is explicitly stated in the example

> itself - and only in the example. My point is, it is easy to miss, but

> that doesn't mean its not part of the rule - or that it can be

> interpreted in multiple ways.

> 

> [1]: http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax#blockquote

> 

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