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@@ -12,7 +12,11 @@ This NIP defines `kind:30023` (a parameterized replaceable event according to [N
 
 ### Format
 
-The `.content` of these events should be a string text in Markdown syntax.
+The `.content` of these events should be a string text in Markdown syntax. To maximize compatibility and readability between different clients and devices, any client that is creating long form notes:
+
+- MUST NOT hard line-break paragraphs of text, such as arbitrary line breaks at 80 column boundaries.
+
+- MUST NOT support adding HTML to Markdown.
 
 ### Metadata