User blog comment:Brandon Rhea/Why Fandom Evolves: A Look Ahead in 2017/@comment-28083312-20170111211704/@comment-20644-20170112195539

Here's our current status on wikitext and rich text formatting, from the Discussions FAQ (I've bolded one part for emphasis):


 * Currently there is no markup/code or rich text formatting of any kind, and there will be further development in that area. Many of the specifics are still to be determined, and it’s helpful to know about the most common uses of wikitext and templates (beyond basic text formatting). Discussions is intentionally built separately from MediaWiki, which means some conventions and processes will have to be updated. We would like to know more about how you use wiki markup, templates, etc. in forums now to help us understand what needs those are meeting. Give us details and examples!