There isn't proper quoting on HN, but three popular conventions are: 1. italics - to this with asterisks ( * ). To operate, they must be adjacent to the text t

There isn't proper quoting on HN, but three popular conventions are: 1. italics - to this with asterisks ( * ). To operate, they must be adjacent to the text that is being quoted, and end up looking like this. If not adjacent, you get * this * 2. Use ">" and indentation, like in email. 3. use quotes - like you did. nb: there is help page available for the above syntax: http://news.ycombinator.com/formatdoc http://news.ycombinator.com/formatdoc It used to be available as a link next to the textarea when you comment, but I just checked and it appears to be gone. You might want to check out the FAQ in general if you're new (read: I strongly suggest you check out the FAQ): http://ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html http://ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html (there's a link to it at the bottom of the frontpage; I'm being extra helpful by repeating it here)