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Q&A Allow block quotes in comments

When commenting on a post, sometimes I want to comment on a specific paragraph, or similar section. The most natural way to me is to block quote it, however using Markdown to do it doesn't work (it...

1 answer  ·  posted 4y ago by Moshi‭  ·  edited 3y ago by Monica Cellio‭

#3: Post edited by user avatar Monica Cellio‭ · 2021-08-01T20:01:22Z (over 3 years ago)
formatting is less disruptive with threaded comments so we can allow more
#2: Post edited by user avatar Moshi‭ · 2020-09-02T11:20:44Z (about 4 years ago)
Expanded a bit
  • When commenting on a post, sometimes I want to comment on a specific paragraph, or similar section. The most natural way to me is to block quote it, however using Markdown to do it doesn't work and I'm left using regular quotation marks (which work, but are kind of...)
  • Could block quotes be allowed in comments?
  • When commenting on a post, sometimes I want to comment on a specific paragraph, or similar section. The most natural way to me is to block quote it, however using Markdown to do it doesn't work (it just removes the `>`). I'm left using regular quotation marks (which work, but are kind of ugly for longer quotations).
  • Could block quotes be allowed in comments?
#1: Initial revision by user avatar Moshi‭ · 2020-09-02T08:13:52Z (about 4 years ago)
Allow block quotes in comments
When commenting on a post, sometimes I want to comment on a specific paragraph, or similar section. The most natural way to me is to block quote it, however using Markdown to do it doesn't work and I'm left using regular quotation marks (which work, but are kind of...)

Could block quotes be allowed in comments?