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Thank you for taking the time to explain this in a careful and thorough manner. You are absolutely correct to say: > Attempting to claim the combination of the

Thank you for taking the time to explain this in a careful and thorough manner. You are absolutely correct to say: > Attempting to claim the combination of these optional user choices is 'ad swapping' in a nefarious, unethical sense is simply dishonest. ... (For the benefit of anyone else on mobile who finds HN's quotation style unpleasant, here is the gorhill quote: "That said, it's important to note that using a blocker is NOT theft. Don't fall for this creepy idea. The ultimate logical consequence of blocking = theft is the criminalisation of the inalienable right to privacy. ")

Stratoscope 7y ago
> For the benefit of anyone else on mobile who finds HN's quotation style unpleasant... Code blocks are definitely not HN's quotation style and not recommended for quotes. They are often used for that purpose by mistake. It is an understandable mistake considering the lack of formatting options here. A common quotation style that works on all devices is what I used above, a leading '>' followed by the quoted text enclosed in asterisks, like this (with code formatting here to show the special characters): > *For the benefit...* > *Blank line between paragraphs*