Uhm...I'd love to read the mandatory article, but you didn't link it or even reference it in your post.
Quick cheat sheet for quoting:
At the very least, repost the article and start your comment after a long line of ---- to separate the two.
If you want to put all or part of the post in italics, try this: < i>body of quote< /i>. I put an extra space in each of those "quotes" so it will show up for you.
You know when you add html Like italics to a post it makes the link inactive and appear just as text
Which is why I’ve always found it easier to just use the embeded link automatically created in every post that refers to which post the poster was replying too