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 #### General guidelines and philosophy for contribution
 
 *   Include unit tests when you contribute new features, as they help to:
-..1. prove that your code works correctly.
-..2. guard against future breaking changes to lower the maintenance cost.
+   * prove that your code works correctly.
+   * guard against future breaking changes to lower the maintenance cost.
 *   Bug fixes also generally require unit tests, because the presence of bugs usually indicates insufficient test coverage.
 *   Keep backward compatibility in mind when you change code in CERC Libs, and if you need to broke the backward compatibility, please ensure that you:
-.
-..1. Clearly indicate which features are affected by your changes.
-..2. Technical reasons for the changes. 
+
+   * Clearly indicate which features are affected by your changes.
+   * Technical reasons for the changes. 
 *   Tests should follow the
     [testing best practices](CONTRIBUTING.md#user-content-testing-best-practices)
     guide.