Added markdown ext to README along with more info

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+# About #
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+The goal in hosting these docs on Github is to allow for their evolution to be driven by the development community. It also enables others to refine them to their personal/project requirements.
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+## Credits ##
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+Originally compiled by [Joe Morgan][], from multiple sources on the subject of development standards, including:
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+* [Isobar's][] [Front-end Code Standards & Best Practices][]
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+***Note**: please open an [issue][] if you find an uncredited source.*
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+[Joe Morgan]:https://github.com/JoeMorgan/
+[Isobar's]:http://na.isobar.com/
+[Front-end Code Standards & Best Practices]:http://na.isobar.com/standards/
+[issue]:issues/