Using code formatting for quoted text is not civil disobedience, it is an innocent mistake that should be gently pointed out and corrected.
Continuing to use code formatting after being made aware of the problem wouldn't be civil disobedience either. It would merely inconvenience the large number of people who read HN on mobile devices, for no purpose.
(Edited to remove a somewhat unrelated philosophical note.)
> Continuing to use code formatting after being made aware of the problem wouldn't be civil disobedience either. It would merely inconvenience the large number of people who read HN on mobile devices, for no purpose.
We all do it from time to time, even you did it few days ago [1], monospace have its purpose, maybe HN should simply fix it.
Oh come now. I used code formatting quite deliberately in that comment. I wanted to preserve the centering and single-spacing of the text on the back of the radio as best I could. The lines are short and render fine on a mobile device.
So yes, given HN's meager formatting options, monospaceisgood for that! :-)
You may note that later in that same comment there is a longer quote that I formatted in non-code italics.
But hey, if I encouraged you to create an HN account, that's great! Speaking as someone who writes code in a proportional font, we may have some interesting discussions ahead of us. ;-)
Continuing to use code formatting after being made aware of the problem wouldn't be civil disobedience either. It would merely inconvenience the large number of people who read HN on mobile devices, for no purpose.
(Edited to remove a somewhat unrelated philosophical note.)