Last modified: 2006-06-04 00:26:21 UTC
Ordered lists can't make an outline. For example: # ## # # ## ## gives: 1. 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. A more section-like list would be: 1. 1.1 2. 3. 3.1 3.2 While an outline would be: I. A. II. III. A. B. In Wikibooks, section numbering may be helpful.
That's how nested ordered lists work on the web.