Hi!

The help section on the page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Lists mentions both wiki markup and html solutions for making numbered lists. Neither one seems to address a problem I've encountered. Namely the possibility of having a nice hanging indent for shared placings in a list (like from a sports event or other competition), while at the same time respecting the total number of list entries.

As it is now, both wiki markup (#) and html (<li>) are well suited for lists with no shared placings, but in my experience neither one adds the possibility of making a nice list with, say, five competitors in which with one is the winner, one placed second, two placed third, none placed fourth and one placed fifth. Either the numbering goes haywire, or the left hanging indent on the second line of the shared placings does so.

Maybe there is no solution, and going to tables is the only solution.

Many thanks for any input.

Per A J Andersson
Göteborg, Sweden

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