Any better way to create MediaWiki numbered lists?

Question

When using MediaWiki\'s markup language, the only thing that I hate is creating numbered lists. The only way I know to create a list is to do something like this:

Answer 1

From the Wiki Help Page I was able to get the numbering in a list to stay consitant using

and

:


# Item 1
# Item 2 
Item 2 Pre Stuff

# Item 3


Would generate 

1. Item 1
2. Item 2
   [ Item 2 Pre Stuff ]
3. Item 3