How can we improve quote boxes in scientific writing?

[morphism]

I think this new style definitely looks good. There seems to be a lot of extra space above the quote, though.

 

[Fredrik]

I'm bumping to mention that another vBulletin forum that I sometimes visit (less frequently than Physics Forums of course) doesn't have their quotes in italics only. I've been assuming that the italics was mandatory, but I guess I was wrong. I don't really see why we would want the quote to be in italics. It's already in a box, with a diferent background, and indented. Do we really need italics too?

If it's an easy fix, I suggest that we let the quotes appear as the person being quoted intended, with only this word in italics.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

It is easy to fix. Anyone else?

 

[Lisa!]

Anyone else?

To fix?

Can't we have advanced editor that other vBulletin forums use? :shy:

 

[Redbelly98]

It is easy to fix. Anyone else?

I too prefer that quote boxes not be automatically italicized, so that actual italicized words will stand out as intended.