Arbitrary nested config data. Lisp > YAML?

I have complex requirements for configuration files.
I'm thinking about using Lisp as a configuration language.
I have written a longish proposal (7k) discussing my
idea. Some questions (3 of them) are at the end of the
story).

http://www.angelfire.com/punk/storyofq/storyofq.html

I have set up a webpage on angelfire because I think
7k is too much for usenet. And I can use <h3>,
<em> and <PRE>!

You don't need to reply here, email is welcome.
tinman31337@xxxxxxxxx

I have used XML, YAML, key=value, python and .ini-files
for configs in the past, but I think Lisp would serve *everybody*
better than those. Even if my proposal sucks at some
point, I think the overall direction is sound.
What do you think?

Kind regards
Tin

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