Improve markdown guidelines wording

Amongst the changes here is that we do not need to have the hex or html
code (numbers) for open and close parentheses (in links) as there are
names. '(' is & followed by lpar; and the ')' is the same but 'rpar;'
instead. This makes it easier to remember and type and it generates the
same html as well (they are all valid). Now the markdown files are
consistent in this (in some cases hex was used and in others the html
code).

Although many markdown files were updated no html files needed to be
updated as it generates the same html. Even so I ran the appropriate
rules to do so just to verify this.

2014/birken/README.md

@@ -153,13 +153,13 @@ protocol appears below, but feel free to explore before reading further.
 The inspiration for this program comes from [Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered
 Country](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Star_Trek_VI:_The_Undiscovered_Country),
 specifically the final confrontation between the
-[Enterprise](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/USS_Enterprise_(NCC-1701)) and
+[Enterprise](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/USS_Enterprise_(NCC-1701)) and
 the enhanced prototype [Klingon Bird of
 Prey](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Klingon_Bird-of-Prey). The definitive
 feature of the prototype was its ability to fire while cloaked. But, perhaps
 even more impressive was its ability to keep an open communication channel with
 the Enterprise throughout the battle, enabling the antagonist
-[Chang](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Chang_(General)) to taunt [Captain
+[Chang](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Chang_(General)) to taunt [Captain
 Kirk](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/James_T._Kirk) with
 [Shakespearian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare) quotes while
 he slowly pelted his ship with torpedoes.  Normally, cloaked vessels must
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ for [Khan](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Khan_Noonien_Singh) (in the
 final engagement in [Star Trek II: The Wrath of
 Khan](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Star_Trek_II:_The_Wrath_of_Khan), the
 damaged Enterprise managed to disable the USS
-[Reliant](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/USS_Reliant_(NCC-1864) ship)'s shield
+[Reliant](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/USS_Reliant_(NCC-1864) ship)'s shield
 generator by accessing its prefix code: 16309).
 
 

2014/maffiodo1/README.md

@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ NES](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Entertainment_System).
 
 [Super Mario Bros](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Mario_Bros.) is a game
 created by [Nintendo Co., Ltd](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo). My use
-of the [sprites](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprite_(computer_graphics)) does
+of the [sprites](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprite_(computer_graphics)) does
 not intend to infringe the [intellectual
 property](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_property) of Nintendo but
 only demonstrates the operation of the program. From my point of view this is a

2014/maffiodo2/README.md

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ Who will be the first to tweet this source?  How many re-tweets will such tweet
 get?  And how many people will really understand the tweet?
 
 Judges' 2023 update: Last year we would have referred to a
-[toot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastodon_(social_network)#Comparison_to_Twitter),
+[toot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastodon_(social_network)#Comparison_to_Twitter),
 as in a [Mastodon](https://fosstodon.org/@ioccc) *toot*.
 This year we might have mentioned the term
 [publish](https://www.itechpost.com/articles/115087/20221116/mastodon-officially-replaced-toot-publish.htm)