# Ordered list detection has precedence over title detection

**URL:** <https://talk.commonmark.org/t/ordered-list-detection-has-precedence-over-title-detection/1251>\
**Category:** Spec\
**Tags:** release-1.0\
**Created:** [June 28, 2015, 3:09am UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/ordered-list-detection-has-precedence-over-title-detection/1251 "2015-06-28T03:09:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![chrisalley](https://cdn.commonmark.org/user_avatar/talk.commonmark.org/chrisalley/32/906_2.png) [@chrisalley](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/chrisalley)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2015, 6:24am UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/ordered-list-detection-has-precedence-over-title-detection/1251/4 "2015-06-30T06:24:07Z")

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> [@Knagis](#):
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> The same issue is present in many languages and is much broader than just the titles. In the past the more common case has been a paragraph that start with the year:

Starting a title with a number is a common scenario, as sections may be numbered. It is much less common for a paragraph to start with a number followed by a full stop unless the paragraph is intended to be a list item.

This issue is similar to [hashtags at the start of a line vs atx-style headers without a space](http://talk.commonmark.org/t/heading-not-working/819). As argued in that topic, requiring a space after a header marker makes the document look cleaner. Similarly, requiring a blank line (to end the preceding list) produces a cleaner looking document and would simultaneously solve @tremby’s issue.

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