> 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 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*