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 ## Syntax
 
-As per [RFC 0072](https://github.com/NixOS/rfcs/pull/72), all new documentation content should be written in [CommonMark](https://commonmark.org/) Markdown dialect.
+As per [RFC 0072](https://github.com/NixOS/rfcs/pull/72), documentation is written in [CommonMark](https://commonmark.org/) Markdown dialect.
 
 Additional syntax extensions are available, all of which can be used in NixOS option documentation.
 The following extensions are currently used: