All this repeating other posters' remarks in italics...

Clearly haven't enough to do

But have now mastered the art if italicising whilst finishing off my rose

Clearly haven't enough to do

^...isn't it just encouraging fighting between posters, rather than just debating the subject up for discussion?

As well as driving me totally round the bend.^

I don't mind it if the poster says who they're quoting. If they don't, it's a pain having to trawl back to find out.

It's confusing. What do you do when you need to use italics in the normal way - for emphasis? People would look back to see you are quoting.

Does it really matter? As Ana says f you know you are reading a quote it does save going back to find what the original comment was, and frankly whether you use "" marks, italics or bold seems totally irrelevant to me.

All crystal clear to me

Does it really matter? As Ana says f you know you are reading a quote it does save going back to find what the original comment was, and frankly whether you use "" marks, italics or bold seems totally irrelevant to me.

It's confusing. What do you do when you need to use italics in the normal way - for emphasis? People would look back to see you are quoting.

I don't mind it if the poster says who they're quoting. If they don't, it's a pain having to trawl back to find out.