[spec] comments on the proposed gemini spec revisions

[stack at tilde.club]

> This is on purpose to address instances where folks may have text-style
> emphasis on a word, starting a line with *bold*, and it was pointed out
> that this would insert an unwanted unordered list--this could be for
> existing gopher text files, or for folks trying to add emphasis in their
> gemtext (since there is no inline emphasis). By requiring the space, it
> ameliorates that potential problem. So it's not different just to be
> inconsistent, there's a reason behind it. And the reason the other ones
> weren't changed was to allow the 'freedom' part, if it's not MUST then
> it's MAY.

I am not sure why this is even an issue up for discussion.  I am all for using *emphasis* and optionally styling emphasized text. However, the spec explicitly states what the initial * means.

Should we address the case of someone who wants it to mean something else? What about those who want to write things like:
=>Haha!<=
Should this case be discussed too?

Anyone who wishes for the * to mean something it does not can stick a space _in front of it_.  If they don't like how it looks, they can look at the available UTF-8 glyphs that are space-like but narrower.

Can we please keep the spec small...