Add note about line/column numbers

peterjc · Jul 22, 2022 · ad29dfe · ad29dfe
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@@ -186,6 +186,10 @@ configuration file's select or ignore list.
 Note in addition to the ``RST`` prefix alone you can use partial codes
 like ``RST2`` meaning ``RST200``, ``RST201``, ... and so on.
 
+Normally flake8 violations are to a specific line *and* column. Unfortuntatley,
+docutils only gives us a line number, and occasionally this only points to the
+start of a paragraph - not the exact line with an issue.
+
 
 Configuration
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