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by pitaj 3435 days ago
Just for future reference, please don't quote using the four-spaces code block. It can make it difficult to read on mobile, and often requires scrolling from side to side on desktop.

Please, instead, use the `>` (meme arrow). While it does not add markup, it does make it significantly more readable. Thanks.

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> `>` (meme arrow)

It's much older: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet_quoting

...and it looks suspiciously similar to the "diple" used by ancient Greeks: http://www.slate.com/blogs/lexicon_valley/2015/01/30/quotati...

Oh I'm sure it is. I just called it that because it's funny.