Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Accessibility/dl tests

When using MediaWiki parser's built-in description/definition/association list shorthand markup (the  and   syntax), there cannot be blank lines between any "terms" or "definitions" in the list, or it breaks the list markup.

Contiguous association list in MediaWiki markup
View source to behold the semantic markup.
 * Term 1
 * Definition 1A
 * Definition 1B


 * Term 2 (UK)
 * Term 2 (US)
 * Definition 2

Association list in MediaWiki markup with blank lines
View source to behold to MW vomit.
 * Term 1


 * Definition 1A


 * Definition 1B


 * Term 2 (UK)


 * Term 2 (US)


 * Definition 2

This is a semantic HTML and Web accessibility nightmare.

Association list in HTML with blank lines
View source to behold the semantic markup's return 

Term 1

Definition 1A

Definition 1B

 Term 2 (UK) 

 Term 2 (US) 

 Definition 2 

