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Author Topic: Forum error... ?  (Read 2739 times)

Fifth

  • Quadruped
« on: April 02, 2001, 09:28:59 PM »
This regards the way the forums function, or, more specifically, the signature feature.  Check my signature at the end of this message.  The word "it's" contains two apostrophes.  I first thought this was a typo on my part, but I've fixed it twice, and the double apostrophe shows up anew each time.

Any feasible reason why this could be happenning?

If you can heal the symptoms and not affect the cause
It''s quite a bit like trying to heal a gunshot wound with gauze
If you instead attempt to wrest the pistol from the hand
Then I would not be able to equate my life with sand
Go Moon!

Deezer

  • Invincible
« Reply #1 on: April 02, 2001, 11:33:35 PM »
I don't know much about ASP, but from what I know about programming, apostrophes are commonly used as a necessary part of coding stuff. This can cause a problem in JavaScript when you want to use an apostrope in a word to display on the screen, which will result in buggy code if you don't use the work-around.

So it's something to do with the apostrophe being used in a signature line that is causing the double apostrophe phenomenon.

Fifth

  • Quadruped
« Reply #2 on: April 03, 2001, 06:12:19 PM »
Ah.  Makes sense.  I guess that's why Yo`ster B. used that pseudo-apostrophe in his name and signature (see Mario word association.)

That's probably the best solution..



If you can heal the symptoms and not affect the cause
It`s quite a bit like trying to heal a gunshot wound with gauze
If you instead attempt to wrest the pistol from the hand
Then I would not be able to equate my life with sand
Go Moon!

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