Is this your own "flavor" of markdown or is it one of the standard? I'm not sure I agree with it being "easier" than html...I think it would be easier to use a tag that actually said what it is...but, to each his own!
######Header 6###### or <h6>Header 6</h6>
**bold** or <b>bold</b>
*italic* or <i>italic</i>
***Bold Italics*** or <b><i>Bold Italics</i></b> (does this even work in markdown???)
|