[hliyan]

I know this comes from the Github team, but I'm not sure if I want to grant this permission:

  Delete repositories

  Ability to delete any adminable repository

  This application will be able to delete any repository to which you have admin rights.

[reustle]

Please don't use code blocks for quoting text until HN finally fixes their css on mobile.

> Delete repositories

> Ability to delete any adminable repository

> This application will be able to delete any repository to which you have admin rights.

[fastball]

Seems like it might be better to pressure HN to fix a clear bug by continuing to use this formatting though.

[andreareina]

Arguably the bug isn't the rendering of code blocks, but using them to delineate quotes.

[BCM43]

Maybe the bug is not having blockquotes, something that people clearly want? We're seeing a desire path of feature use.

[andreareina]

Maybe! I shouldn't have called user behavior a bug, and I'm sympathetic to the desire path argument, but it would hold more water if code-blocks-as-quotes didn't come with such an accessibility malus, especially given the common convention of indicating quoted content with >

I do want real blockquotes, but I can work around their lack.

[detaro]

> italic text with > prefix works quite well?

IMHO.

[dheera]

You can inject your own CSS on Firefox mobile. It's also great for getting rid of popups and paywalls.

[quietbritishjim]

But I want HN code snippets to look like code because sometimes they're used for code.

[zuppy]

let's not go back on works-on-IE-5 era. sites should work on the browsers that people use, not the other way around. i don't think it's fair that you got downvoted, though, your intention was good, you provided a solution.

[IggleSniggle]

This does not appear to be true on iOS? If it is...how?

[dheera]

That's because Firefox for iOS is really just a skin around Safari's WebKit-based engine, because Apple plays the evil gatekeeper on their app store and doesn't allow Firefox to use their own rendering engine. (Chrome on iOS is also effectively just a Safari wrapper.)

It's one of the many reasons I think iOS is a horrible choice for a privacy-conscious user.

Firefox for Android supports extensions.

[sdan]

I'm sure some teachers may want to delete tests/assignments in the case of cheating(especially in the case of stuff like "take home tests").

Obviously you'd probably have it saved on your computer, but this may mitigate / in some instances stop it.

I'd still say its a bit sketchy, but it makes sense in context of the everyday CS student.

[blackoil]

Is this limited to a particular organization or complete account?

[hliyan]

I believe it applies to organizations only after you explicitly grant access to those organizations. Otherwise it's just your private repos I guess.

[OakNinja]

One solution could be to create a github organisation to use with this feature, and grant the permissions for that org instead of your personal account.

[kupopuffs]

These permissions are likely for a UI to delete your lessons.

And you should have a local working backup

[mnky9800n]

I suppose you can create a special teacher account