# Quote tags turning into code tags

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-tags-turning-into-code-tags/998298>\
**Category:** Site Feedback\
**Created:** [March 1, 2024, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-tags-turning-into-code-tags/998298 "2024-03-01T00:58:47Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 10, 2024, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-tags-turning-into-code-tags/998298/7 "2024-03-10T15:04:27Z")

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**Moderator Note**

> [@scudsucker](#):
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> Does Discourse even employ QA people, @codinghorror ?
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> This is a trivial bug, with a well over-complicated solution.
> 
> How about… just allow multiple spaces at the start of a quote tag? I mean, it takes work and logic to swap out a quote with a code section.
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> Or just `trim` it. Really. Javascript is not hard, Jeff.

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