> it is very much out of the norms of HN to do email-style alternating quote/response the way you are. Counterpoint (with the quote for irony): I find that in

> it is very much out of the norms of HN to do email-style alternating quote/response the way you are. Counterpoint (with the quote for irony): I find that in politicized discussions like this one, when I want to jump in to correct something, it is horrifyingly common to find that the original comment has been editted to sneak around the point I wrote. The quotes act as protection against bad faith discussion.