RE: punctuating the end of bullet points

["Rob Domaschuk" <rdomaschuk -at- printable -dot- com>]

I would agree with Ron and David;

If the list contains sentence fragments then you can skip the punctuation. Otherwise, use it.

You are correct about being consistent, but be careful of the "all-encompassing" approach. In other words, forego the idea that ALL bulleted lists either contain punctuation or NONE of them do. Be consistent in content as much as layout.

If you don't want a stark contrast between the two lists, you can end the fragmented list with a comma and include "and/or" for the second-last item. For example:

You should have the following items in your first aid kit:
  * first item,
  * second item,
  * third item, and
  * fourth item.


Choose one of the following:
  * first item,
  * second item,
  * third item, or
  * fourth item.



Then, when you have a bulleted list containing full sentences, the punctuation won't seem as out of place.

Just my 2¢

Rob



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