Pandoc: org mode headings past level three converted to numbered outline list

[acate]

Converting emacs org mode document to docx and markdown (at the very least) doesn't preserve heading levels past level three. Higher numbered headings are converted to a numbered outline list, complete with (unwanted) hierarchical indentation.

[jgm]

@tarleb should be able to comment on the rationale for doing it this way. (I suspect it is to match the behavior of org's own exporters.)

[tarleb]

This is intended behavior, and done for the reason mentioned by jgm (i.e., pandoc uses the same defaults as Emacs). See #3214 for details.

TL;DR: insert this line at the top of your org file:

#+OPTIONS: H:9

[acate]

Many thanks for your time.