try using "paste as plain text" option in the browser, i think the thing is it's copying it as though it might have markup and the paste function is retarded
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The whole point is I want to keep the formatting and not have to format the long article a second time. It is really easy to delete the unformatted copy, so it isn't a big deal.
oh, you copy formatted HTML (basically) and it makes the plaintext and markdown versions
how quaint
these web devs are hilarious