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" Start with an angle bracket, then use the asterisks to italicize and it's readable on mobile/PC and it's clear that you're quoting someone and it's clear what
by skyyler 7y ago
" Start with an angle bracket, then use the asterisks to italicize and it's readable on mobile/PC and it's clear that you're quoting someone and it's clear what the quoted content is. "
What's wrong with quotation marks?
- HeWhoLurksLate 7y ago"" Start with an angle bracket, then use the asterisks to italicize and it's readable on mobile/PC and it's clear that you're quoting someone and it's clear what the quoted content is. "" "What's wrong with quotation marks?" They get messy, quick.
- yellowapple 7y ago----- BEGIN QUOTATION ----- They get messy quick. ----- END QUOTATION ----- How about this?
- macintux 7y agoThat doesn't solve the problem of quoting multiple levels of the thread. >> This is a time-honored way of identifying a grandparent comment.
- yellowapple 7y ago----- BEGIN QUOTATION: macintux ----- ----- BEGIN QUOTATION: yellowapple ----- How about this? ----- END QUOTATION: yellowapple ----- That doesn't solve the problem of quoting multiple levels of the thread. ----- END QUOTATION: macintux ----- Hold my beer :) ----- BEGIN QUOTATION: macintux ----- >> This is a time-honored way of identifying a grandparent comment. ----- END QUOTATION: macintux ----- Indeed it is, at least in email and Markdown. However, email quotations also usually include the "On $timestamp macintux wrote:" blurb in front to designate who wrote the quotation.
- HeWhoLurksLate 7y agoMy eyes hurt now.
- yellowapple 7y agolol, so do mine. I wouldn't suggest this as an actual quoting method, needless to say. More of a thought experiment around what elements we'd need in a well-designed quoting method.