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There are two additional principles that should be taken into account in the design of PmWiki

1. Principle of least surprise

The outcome of using PmWiki markup or features should be be one that is expected from previous usage and experience of similar occurrences in PmWiki, other wikis, or more generally.

• Wikipedia: Principle of least astonishment
• Applying the Rule of Least Surprise [1]
• Rule of Least Surprise: In interface design, always do the least surprising thing [2]
• Wiki: Principle Of Least Astonishment

2. Consistency

Where a feature markup is implemented in several places it should be consistent in both is syntax (the way it is expressed), its semantics (the way its expression in interpreted), and its outcome (what it does). The means it is easier to learn, and easier to use. This principle strongly supports the Principle of least surprise.

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