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I made a comment that had a < symbol. the rest of the br tag showed up, and i imagine the rest of the paragraph would not have.br>
It apparently happens in MeTa as well. I'm not sure it's a "bug" as such, but it might spare someone some embarassment to have a note above the post dialog, or a function that converts them to character entities on post.
I did a search and it seems to have been danced around a couple of times a few years ago.
Also "preview the link" text in MeTa posting seems a little confusing to me.
It apparently happens in MeTa as well. I'm not sure it's a "bug" as such, but it might spare someone some embarassment to have a note above the post dialog, or a function that converts them to character entities on post.
I did a search and it seems to have been danced around a couple of times a few years ago.
Also "preview the link" text in MeTa posting seems a little confusing to me.
Using < and > and confidently striking the Post button without first going to Preview has always worked smashingly for me.
There are folks who say you can use > instead of > without a problem, but I think that's only true for well-formed html—a stray < (due to, say, an escaping problem or a typo or mefi unexpectedly eating something) may match up with the > character and wreak even weirder havoc on your comment or post. Best to keep it clean, I say.
posted by cortex at 10:18 AM on October 10, 2006
There are folks who say you can use > instead of > without a problem, but I think that's only true for well-formed html—a stray < (due to, say, an escaping problem or a typo or mefi unexpectedly eating something) may match up with the > character and wreak even weirder havoc on your comment or post. Best to keep it clean, I say.
posted by cortex at 10:18 AM on October 10, 2006
I will in the future, but I thought I'd put the inconsistency out there for the sake of future generations.
posted by hoborg at 11:28 AM on October 10, 2006
posted by hoborg at 11:28 AM on October 10, 2006
It's not an easy fix given that people are inputing HTML and sometimes it's just a < with words next to it.br>
As an aside, I don't think posting "I love this thread" in Ask MetaFilter helps answer the question.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 11:31 AM on October 10, 2006
As an aside, I don't think posting "I love this thread" in Ask MetaFilter helps answer the question.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 11:31 AM on October 10, 2006
Which question did I not help to answer again?
1) So why are I.T people so dam unreliabe ?
2) Is it because of the high rate of job dissatifaction ?
3) Or do people just have unrealistic expectations of what this profession can really achieve ?
Crap In, Crap Out.
posted by hoborg at 12:54 PM on October 10, 2006
1) So why are I.T people so dam unreliabe ?
2) Is it because of the high rate of job dissatifaction ?
3) Or do people just have unrealistic expectations of what this profession can really achieve ?
Crap In, Crap Out.
posted by hoborg at 12:54 PM on October 10, 2006
So why are I.T people so dam unreliabe ?
it's the poor grammar and spelling.
posted by quonsar at 1:06 PM on October 10, 2006
it's the poor grammar and spelling.
posted by quonsar at 1:06 PM on October 10, 2006
hoborg : "Which question did I not help to answer again?
1) So why are I.T people so dam unreliabe ?
2) Is it because of the high rate of job dissatifaction ?
3) Or do people just have unrealistic expectations of what this profession can really achieve ?"
None of em. That's which.
posted by Bugbread at 1:31 PM on October 10, 2006
1) So why are I.T people so dam unreliabe ?
2) Is it because of the high rate of job dissatifaction ?
3) Or do people just have unrealistic expectations of what this profession can really achieve ?"
None of em. That's which.
posted by Bugbread at 1:31 PM on October 10, 2006
None of em. That's which.
It's a shame, too, because once he had solid answers to the questions he asked, he could have enlightened us all in his CNN Special, "I.T people: dam unreliabe ?"
posted by hoborg at 2:22 PM on October 10, 2006
It's a shame, too, because once he had solid answers to the questions he asked, he could have enlightened us all in his CNN Special, "I.T people: dam unreliabe ?"
posted by hoborg at 2:22 PM on October 10, 2006
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posted by Afroblanco at 10:15 AM on October 10, 2006