Killing C.I.A. Informants, China Crippled U.S. Spying Operations

Re:Killing C.I.A. Informants, China Crippled U.S. Spying Ope... by grzm on Monday May 22, 2017 @02:18PM (#14395773)

Thanks for taking the time to include the quote. However, please don't use code blocks (indentation) for quoting blocks of text like this as it forces side scrolling, which is particularly difficult on mobile devices. It's common on HN to prefix paragraphs with > to indicate a long quote. I also like to italicize block quotes to further set them off. For example:

> Generally speaking, genocide does not necessarily mean the immediate destruction of a nation, except when accomplished by mass killings of all members of a nation. It is intended rather to signify…

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Re:Killing C.I.A. Informants, China Crippled U.S. Spying Ope... by eveningcoffee on Monday May 22, 2017 @02:27PM (#14395831)

Is like this better?

Perhaps it would be possible to display such cases with indentation so that they would stand out more and look more like real quotes?

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Re:Killing C.I.A. Informants, China Crippled U.S. Spying Ope... by grzm on Monday May 22, 2017 @02:34PM (#14395883)

Thanks! I'm sure those on mobile in particular will appreciate you doing so.

As for indenting block quotes, I agree it would be a nice-to-have, though I think it's unlikely that HN will update the formatting options, at least any time soon. The formatting on HN is limited, though workable.

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