HN's fault for not having a quote format like every other platform, using ">".

Loads fine on mobile.

I am on iPhone and it does not for me

Rotate your phone

Is it their fault that code doesn't lay out well on mobile? Or hn? Is a forum poster responsible for the responsive design of their post on a site they don't control? Do you test your posts so they work well on my Nokia?

If it isn’t code, don’t use the code formatter.

What do you recommend, given that HN itself doesn't care enough to provide a usable alternative for quotes and lists?

This is an example comment that will make a few example points.

- This is an item in the list.

- This is a second item.

> “This is an example of a quote”

Followed up by some final points from the commenter.

I'm certainly glad the originators of HTML didn't agree with your suggested quote mechanism. It sucks.

But yes, an unordered list would have worked OK here, albeit not quite as effective at making the GP's point.