> It takes the indented block as-is, which I feel like is going to be what you'd want … always?

What if you are writing primarily paragraphs?

What if you want extra blank lines at the end of a block? Or no carriage return at all?

In my reading, unscientifically I feel I see the `>` text formatter most often, then almost as often `|`, then `>-` occasionally, then `>+` just one time.