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    So you are going to leave the functionality that converts -- to ?
    – jjnguy
    Commented Oct 28, 2010 at 21:29
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    Neither of those titles contain code -- auto-code-interpretation is way too much. Allow it within backquotes and that's it.
    – Jon Seigel
    Commented Oct 28, 2010 at 22:25
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    trivial: there is no difference. Let the users be explicit: only filter out backtick-delimited sections. This should be straightforward (and is already done for $…$ on other SE sites). Commented Oct 29, 2010 at 7:23
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    Or give us another delimiter to use in titles besides backtick?
    – jcolebrand
    Commented Feb 7, 2011 at 18:31
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    What is $...$? Commented Feb 16, 2011 at 17:19
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    Markdown in titles too processor-intensive? We just need a backtick in the titles to delimit code - it's trivial to implement! And I'm sure it's not processor intensive, it can't be. Commented Jan 7, 2012 at 23:18
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    @Camilo, indeed, if it's processor intensive, then do it in Javascript like SO already does in the preview window. "Performance" is a canard.
    – Kirk Woll
    Commented Nov 22, 2012 at 7:03
  • You force the user to type How do I "accept" an answer -- where do I click?, with an extra space, as suggested here
    – Eric
    Commented Aug 16, 2013 at 15:57
  • How do we tell the difference ? By thinking. With a human brain. Commented Dec 7, 2013 at 20:30
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    You can't tell. So don't substitute characters. If the author uses a hyphen, show a hyphen. If the author uses an em dash, show an em dash. If the author uses a ☂, show a ☂. Commented Sep 9, 2015 at 7:58
  • @PaulDraper Do you mean "If the author uses a ☂, show a ☂,"
    – Spikatrix
    Commented Sep 9, 2015 at 12:22