Hanging bullets/numerals have nothing to do with markdown, they're a typographic choice and in my opinion look better than the indented style that you normally get by default.
Re:Wysiwtfftwomg
by ChuckMcM on Monday October 21, 2013 @11:18AM
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Thanks for the link, I stand corrected that the OP wants that behavior in his output. To be honest that is so far out of my expectation for that typographic choice that I never once considered it a 'desired feature.' So there ya go.
In fact, the author of the post has previously written a hugely popular series about typography that specifically mentions this choice: http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/five-simple-steps-to-be...