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LI-FOOT-01

Footnotes are moved to a checklist; the marker leaves the post text. This applies to LinkedIn, where the result is manual step.

Affects LinkedIn. Matches footnote. Fixture markdown-portability-test-v1.

What happens, per destination

Every destination that applies LI-FOOT-01, with the live test behind it.
DestinationTested surfaceResultSeverityConfidenceLast tested
LinkedInLinkedIn desktop web Create post composerManual stepActionVerifiedTested 2026-08-24.

Why, and what to do

The composer has no footnote control, so the reference and its definition are lifted out of the payload rather than pasted as literal markers.

Do this: Work each note into the post text, or add it as a comment, using the definitions listed below.

Limits of this rule

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