[robj144]

Originally Posted by Chipotle

Old habits die hard. Some of us have been sitting in front of these screens for 40 years or even more. Plus, tbh, it's often quicker to type a couple underscores or asterisks than stop, mouse, highlight, click format, and then resume typing.

Understood, but I've been staring at screens for about 35 years and started with one line word processors where you would code in underline and bold too. I've always used the formatting tools since I've had them though. I type everything first and then go back and highlight what I want formatted.