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Posted by Chris Mursheno
Chris Mursheno
Courses Plus Student 3,017 Points

UL/OL Code challg. Probs

I was prompted to add the following items to an ordered list: "stop" "drop" "roll"

Here's what I entered: <ol> <li>stop</li> <li>drop</li> <li>roll</li> </ol> And it stated that, that was incorrect. Any help is greatly appreciated

4 Answers

Amanda Dodson
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Amanda Dodson
Courses Plus Student 8,213 Points
Amanda Dodson
Amanda Dodson
Courses Plus Student 8,213 Points

I think you misunderstood how to format HTML within the thread. If you look over the "Markdown Cheetsheet" reference and repost, I will be able to help you with your code.

Amanda Dodson
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Amanda Dodson
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Amanda Dodson
Amanda Dodson
Courses Plus Student 8,213 Points

I think you are using the wrong key for the backtick. On my MacBook it is to the left of the 1, but I'm not sure what type of computer you are on.

Chris Mursheno
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Chris Mursheno
Courses Plus Student 3,017 Points
Chris Mursheno
Chris Mursheno
Courses Plus Student 3,017 Points

My bad, I didn't phrase the question correctly; In the code challenge, it appears to be prompting me to add "stop" "drop" "roll" to the 1st ordered list I created correctly: And I'll use the Markdown Sheet to illustrate

<ol>
<li>stop</li>
<li>drop</li>
<li>roll</li>
</ol>

When I placed an <ol> tag within the 1st <li> tag, it said I had too many items. When I condensed it to this it still said I was wrong. This is something that should be simple.

Amanda Dodson
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Amanda Dodson
Courses Plus Student 8,213 Points
Amanda Dodson
Amanda Dodson
Courses Plus Student 8,213 Points

I think I understand what you are saying. The system will only count the code as correct if you ONLY have the stop, drop and roll list items within the ordered list. If you added another list item within the list, it may be considered wrong, even if your code is correct. I actually found a thread that I believe has the same question as the one you asked at https://teamtreehouse.com/forum/code-challenge-html-lists-stuck-in-a-loop. You should be getting a correct answer if you are typing the following though:

<ol>
    <li>stop</li>
    <li>drop</li>
    <li>roll</li>
</ol>

Just be sure you are only adding what the question asks you to! I get things wrong that I know by getting ahead of myself sometimes. I hope this helps!