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This is how I see !webdev@programming.dev on PieFed.zip (1.5.0-dev):

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And this is how it looks on the original server:

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Maybe they changed the description, and the change didn't reach PieFed.zip. Or both servers are interpreting the markup differently.

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[–] Stefan_S_from_H@piefed.zip 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)
#### __What is web development?__  

They use level 4 headline + bold. Strange.

Result:

What is web development?

It seems Markdown here doesn't understand two underscores for bold. It understands one underscore for italic.

[–] Stefan_S_from_H@piefed.zip 4 points 1 week ago

--> Markdown problem, independent of community descriptions.

I reported it: Two underscores for bold don't get recognized by the Markdown parser #1545

[–] HotDog7@feddit.online 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They use level 4 headline + bold.

My apologies for going off topic here, but how were you able to determine this? There doesn't seem to be a way for me to view the markdown source for sidebars like there is for user comments.

[–] Stefan_S_from_H@piefed.zip 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

API documentation and curl.

curl -G https://programming.dev/api/v3/community --data-urlencode 'name=webdev'|jq '.community_view.community.description'  

PS: I used jq in this example to look cool. In reality I piped all into less and searched for it like a savage.