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An Arabic numeral followed by a period is the correct way to enumerate a list according to the APA. It's kind of annoying to re-enumerate a list as you're compiling it. In order to "automate" re-enumeration, the markup system Voat uses assumes that whenever you have "#.", it means you are making a list. Try this (using the "code" feature designed by three tildes):
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[–] Drenki ago (edited ago)
The numbers getting turned into '1's is related to how lists are created in the shorthand. If observe:
Hi
I'm doing well
Not much
versus
1.) Hello
Hi!
2.) How are you?
I'm doing well
3.) What's new?
Not much
You can click the
sourcebutton on a comment to see exactly what I put into the comment box.[–] grodius ago
I mean I've already noticed that if you did 1) 2) it didnt break, but is there an actual reason why it does this with a period or is it just a bug
[–] Drenki ago
An Arabic numeral followed by a period is the correct way to enumerate a list according to the APA. It's kind of annoying to re-enumerate a list as you're compiling it. In order to "automate" re-enumeration, the markup system Voat uses assumes that whenever you have "#.", it means you are making a list. Try this (using the "code" feature designed by three tildes):