Links and formatting in series synopsis?

[KrakenRiderEmma]

The synopsis is the one part of a series where no formatting or links are allowed. Even user reviews have formatting and spoiler tags!
As a result, synopsis is very plain... and it's hard to do things like:

• link to another author's work if your series are interconnected, shared universe, etc
• put emphasis on important parts of the synopsis
• credit a co-author in a way that people could actually go see the co-author's work by clicking their name

I'm going to take a wild guess that this restriction might exist because the synopsis is also accessible from search results -- the first 300-400 characters or so initially, then the full thing if you expand it. Allowing links and formatting might be weird? If this is the reason, then I propose allowing formatting and links in synopsis, but stripping those from synopsis when it appears in search results (making them the same as now). I can see why spoiler tags might be too difficult to implement in that context, however.

 

[Representing_Tromba]

This would be nice.

 

[Corty]

• link to another author's work if your series are interconnected, shared universe, etc

Already have an option for that. I am already using it.
Edit: my brain didn't register the "another" word. Scratch that.

• put emphasis on important parts of the synopsis

A bit of an option to format even more would be welcomed.

• credit a co-author in a way that people could actually go see the co-author's work by clicking their name

Sounds nice.

 

[Zinless]

Linking in synopsis will be greatly appreciated!

 

[AliceShiki]

The synopsis is probably plain text on purpose.

Probably because Tony wants it to be purely text and nothing else. I think it's more of a stylistic choice than a limitation due to search results and the like.

I don't see this happening, but I also don't have anything against it.