there are just a few defaults i think are better for new users, despite discoverability.
no indentation is one such. 1 changes org files less [better for e.g. merging] 2 requires less filling maintenance [for the body text; bastien's change works here] 3 requires less adjustment when plain-text changes are made 4 is parseable by third party code that has whitespace line prefixes in derived formats another default i'd change is sub-superscript, which has littered variable_[name as a subscript] all over the web -- even when highly experienced org users on this mailing list export to html. :)
