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Reason I hate coding number 7: I think I tried every possible permutation except that one, and that happens every time. Okay, not really, I just hate feeling dumb.
Feeling dumb does suck. It may have sucked even more if we just told you to RTFM instead of explaining. In fact, not liking looking stupid is probably one of the reasons I have the manual bookmarked. ;)
Hm, I bet this recurring problem generalizes. What heuristics should I have used to find the manual? I would have guessed 'reddit commenting markdown'.
I just googled markdown syntax. If I didn't know that LW used markdown I would have googled "reddit syntax". If I didn't know LW was reddit-like I would have googled "lesswrong syntax". (All of those worked by the way. Although would have required reading a page then possibly following link or doing another search based on the new information.)
Nothing magic then. Thanks.
Google + experiment until you know how to do something. That's a general tactic that is sufficiently effective that it verges on magical! ;)