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Markdown is usually very convenient and simple.

Quotes in markdown usually work like > quoted text.

Quoted text.

But when quoting large blocks of text, one can't use <blockquote> or [quote] tags.

One has to put > infront of every paragraph separately and between the blank lines.

Of course, one can copy-paste the text into a text editor and add a > infront of each line using regular expressions, but the average user can not do that, and it is not convenient.

Markdown is usually very convenient and simple. Quotes in markdown usually work like `> quoted text`. > Quoted text. But when quoting large blocks of text, one can't use `<blockquote>` or `[quote]` tags. One has to put `>` **infront of every paragraph separately and between the blank lines.** Of course, one can copy-paste the text into a text editor and add a `>` infront of each line using regular expressions, but the average user can not do that, and it is not convenient.

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Too complicated for me.

[–] [deleted] • 1 pt

Markdown is intended to be readable without being rendered. I think that is much of the reason.

Might be able to have a big quote option in the textbox that adds a > to every line.

[–] • 1 pt

Why not just use code blocks?

Testing
1.2.3.
Yay!
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Code blocks are intended for code, rather than for quoting.

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I mean, yes, that doesn't mean they can't be used for other purposes. That said, I have seen some apps get it right;

>>>

can be used to block quote everything following.