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I contacted Tiamat Software asking about the subtitle specifications and they were kind enough to send me them. I couldn't attach file to this thread, so I uploaded them into MegaUpload:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3LVUF3KC

You might be right about the <i>...</i> (SubRip) not being standard, but the {Y:i} MicroDVD sure as hell is a standard:
https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/MicroDVD

So again, why?

Why, why VLC does not show italics in subtitles right? Believe me, it's better to have that .srt-file (SubRip) style (html) <i>...</i> than .sub-file (MicroDVD) style {Y:i}. Most of my subtitles are .sub-files, and VLC does not hide the {Y:i} like with .srt-files, oh no, it shows all of them =(