Bullet point format not preserved

[avidseeker]

Explain the problem.
input.md

Here is a list:
* [One](https://avidseeker.github.io)
* [Two](https://github.com/jgm/pandoc)

$ pandoc -f commonmark -t commonmark --wrap=preserve --reference-links -i input.md
Here is a list:

- [One]
- [Two]

  [One]: https://avidseeker.github.io
  [Two]: https://github.com/jgm/pandoc

Result

• Bullet point format is changed
• Spacing between list header "Here is a list:" and the list is changed.

Bonus

Bonus question: as you can see, I'm trying to use pandoc to convert inline links to reference-style links. Is there a better way to do it?

Bonus feature-request: add an option --reference-links=id so that links converted have a numeric id (e.g: [one][1]). This makes it easier to change the text of the link without having to change the reference list.

Pandoc version?
pandoc 3.1.12.2

[jgm]

You should not expect the markdown writer to preserve aspects of your document that don't relate to its abstract structure.