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doc/Factoids.md: improve "formatting lengthy code factoids" section

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#### Formatting and editing lengthy Code Factoids #### Formatting and editing lengthy Code Factoids
The poll Code Factoid examples got pretty long, didn't they? It can be quite The poll Code Factoid examples got pretty long, didn't they? It can be quite
difficult read them with the [`factshow`](#factshow) command. difficult read them with the [`factshow`](#factshow) command. Editing them in
your IRC client can be awkward, too. What if you could use your local system's
text editor instead? And then upload the text to a Web-based paste site whose
URL you can give to PBot to update the factoid? Guess what? You can!
Fortunately, the [`factadd`](#factadd) command accepts a `-url` option that allows you The [`factadd`](#factadd) command accepts a `-url` option that allows you
to set PBot factoid contents from an external Web-based text paste site. This to set PBot factoid contents from an external Web-based text paste site. This
allows you to use your local text editor to craft Code Factoids that contain allows you to use your local text editor to craft Code Factoids that contain
line-breaks and indentation. You may combine this with the `-f` option to line-breaks and indentation. You may combine this with the `-f` option to