# List formatting is broken

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/list-formatting-is-broken/309995>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Created:** [May 30, 2024, 4:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/list-formatting-is-broken/309995 "2024-05-30T16:15:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2024, 7:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/list-formatting-is-broken/309995/3 "2024-05-31T19:21:13Z")

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> [@pmusaraj](#):
>
> or by excluding the `*` at the beginning:
> 
> 1. testing
> 2. second-line test

But that does only work for consecutive years

1. first
2. second
3. third

```plaintext
2008. first 
2014. second 
2015. third

```

Maybe using HTML instead of Markdown also works as an alternative:

- 1997. first
- 2000. second
- 2015. third

```html
<ul>
  <li> 1997. first</li>
  <li> 2000. second</li>
  <li> 2015. third</li>
</ul>

```

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