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>> Text after a blank line that is indented by two or more spaces is reproduced verbatim. (This is intended for code.) This is constantly being (mis-)used for
by darekkay 7y ago
>> Text after a blank line that is indented by two or more spaces is reproduced verbatim. (This is intended for code.)
This is constantly being (mis-)used for quotes. Verbatim is really hard to read on mobile (due to horizontal scrollbars) , so other people usually repost the quote as an umformatted answer to the original post. I like HN's minimalistic design, but that's one thing I wish was improved (e.g. by providing a different way to quote things).
- lilyball 7y agoMy preferred quoting method on HN is to prefix with > and italicize: > I like HN's minimalistic design, but that's one thing I wish was improved (e.g. by providing a different way to quote things).
- rusk 7y ago> hard to read on mobile (horizontal scrollbars Ironically, this very post (https://news.ycombinator.com/formatdoc https://news.ycombinator.com/formatdoc) does just that! Also, if you notice my quote at the start here is a little out of whack it’s cause text select for the actual comment seems to be broken on my phone. Another niggling accessibility issue ...