Also looking at the discussion, I can see only 6 people involved (including Dmitry), which most likely means nobody is really interested in that "nowdoc" and this is yet another reason not to add it.
I don't see how 'foo' is anything but obvious to anybody that gives himself a second to actually think about it.
Also, let's take into account that this is syntax change, and in 5.3 we have an unique opportunity because it's a syntax changing release. If we don't add it in 5.3, we probably don't add it till 6. And there were multiple requests for it, both on the list and offline. Waiting for "better syntax" when there's nobody willing to actually work on this syntax is just another way to say "kill it".
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