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Please provide supporting info such as an example from a reputable publisher even for short answers. Purely opinion based answers are not deemed responsive here. I'm not the downvoter, BTW.
– Phil Sweet
Commented Apr 26, 2016 at 16:51
@PhilSweet Hi Phil, thanks for the heads up -- I'll be more detailed next time. However, I don't completely understand how any of our answers could be removed from opinion. We all speak and write in different ways, and often it's a matter of style.
– bejonsson
Commented Apr 27, 2016 at 9:03
@bejonsson Please take the site tour and review the help center for a better understanding of how StackExchange works, then edit your post to improve it. Without evidence, it may be flagged as low-quality, downvoted, and/or deleted.
– choster
Commented Apr 27, 2016 at 16:21

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create code fences with backticks ` or tildes ~
```
like so
```
add language identifier to highlight code
```python
def function(foo):
print(foo)
```
put returns between paragraphs
for linebreak add 2 spaces at end
_italic_ or **bold**
quote by placing > at start of line
to make links (use https whenever possible)
<https://example.com>
[example](https://example.com)
<a href="https://example.com">example</a>

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