> block quote formatted so it takes mental effort to even figure out what's the previous message and what's the reply You think it takes mental effort to read

> block quote formatted so it takes mental effort to even figure out what's the previous message and what's the reply You think it takes mental effort to read proper quotes, e.g. in https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/CANP8%2BjKvbe2jwOzUMGotX7ajzh-qQ7%2Be2AT2qoU_ktAvZQN%2BPg%40mail.gmail.com https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/CANP8%2BjKvbe2jwOzUMGo...? That's proper quoting style. It's incredibly readable, much more than the top-posting scourge we must deal with on so many mailing lists.