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>Is this numbering question an either/or?
>Are there any reasons why one might not want to use both
>a section number *and* a title?
No, not at all! I'm sorry, I made the stupid assumption that everyone would
also assume a section number was *in addition to* a title. Once you find
the number in the margin of the page, the title confirms whether it's in
fact the information you are looking for. I hate making stupid assumptions
like that!