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comment by lil
lil  ·  4202 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: New member

I still don't quite understand how you requote a person's comment. I've tried to do this: "Text after a blank line that is indented by two or more spaces is reproduced verbatim in a different font." I'll try again:

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AnSionnachRua  ·  4201 days ago  ·  link  ·  

You put a | at the beginning and end of the text you want to quote.

lil  ·  4201 days ago  ·  link  ·  

That's it! Thanks.

    You put a line at the beginning and end of the text you want to quote.
lil  ·  4201 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I thought it might involve more. But let me try just putting | in.

    You put a
at the beginning and end of the text you want to quote.
    speeding_snail  ·  4201 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    Can't you escape it with a whitespace (or maybe an \ or /)?

    Lets try:

      You put a /
    at the beginning and end of the text you want to quote.|

    Nope, doesn't seem to work :S