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Are there guidelines for the placement of nonstandard typography in the middle of a sentence?

I'm working on a blog that will have multiple authors. Should we bother with style consistency across authors? If so, is there an authority I can reference for this type of thing?

I'm referring to examples like the ones in the section below.

Examples

Don't require ssh key authentication unless you've checked that

  • the permissions on your keys are correct, and
  • you won't be locked out once the setting takes effect.

You can list the running processes with ps aux

First,

$ git add <the file you changed>
$ git commit

and then describe your changes in the editor. Saving the buffer will create the commit.

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  • This depends on the specific site and what features it supports. Eg, here, when I need to quote a search string for Google, I use back quotes -- the formatting intended for code. – Hot Licks Dec 2 '20 at 23:25
  • We're developers, so it supports whatever we decide to make it support. The style hiccups don't tend to happen around custom functionality though, usually it's just the normal markdown things: daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax – MatrixManAtYrService Dec 2 '20 at 23:46
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    Consistency in formatting signals professionalism. That mark gives your readers confidence they're in good hands. And bullets do not need and to connect and a period to end. If you wanted to introduce choices, you can start the second bullet with Or. – Yosef Baskin Dec 2 '20 at 23:51
  • @YosefBaskin good points about professionalism, thanks. I also dislike the and, but that's what the author did. The question is whether to disallow it, and how to go about doing so. – MatrixManAtYrService Dec 3 '20 at 0:43

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