[on the spot]

The below post is just an example, but I see it often - trails of *'s followed by 4 digits, and a semicolon.

The tank is 4***8217; long 18***8221; deep and 24***8221; high
Stand is 30***8221; high and 51***8221; wide
Canopy is 15***8221; high and 50***8221; wide

am I just code illiterate? is there meaning here for those with eyes to see?

or, as I suspect, is this a byproduct of writing with thumbs?

 

[tazzy695]

I don't know if it is just tappatalk but I see this almost any time there is punctuation in the words no just in measurements

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[zachogden]

it's the forum not displaying unicode characters properly. 8221 is a right/closing quote, 8217 is a single quote/apostrophe. If I had to guess it's people posting from mobile or browsers that default to unicode and vBulletin doesn't like it.

http://www.codetable.net/decimal/8221

 

[on the spot]

...is there meaning here for those with eyes to see?..

it's the forum not displaying unicode characters properly...

thank you, Cypher!



Now is it fixable?

 

[zachogden]

thank you, Cypher!



Now is it fixable?

lol np. my best guess is the backend this forum uses is very old and needs upgrading for that to happen.

 

[Administrator]

Most of the time I'm seeing this with emojis specific to mobile devices.

Trying something:

The tank is 4' long 18' deep and 24' high

How does that look to you?

Kevin

 

[on the spot]

Trying something:

The tank is 4' long 18' deep and 24' high

How does that look to you?

It looks improbably large!

four foot by eighteen foot by twenty four foot. Can I get that rimless?

:jester:

 

[Administrator]

Most of the time I'm seeing this with emojis specific to mobile devices.

Trying something:
The tank is 4' long 18' deep and 24' high
How does that look to you?

Kevin

LOL! Otherwise known as a swimming pool! :laugh:

Does the punctuation show okay for you folks?

Erik

 

[on the spot]

:yes4:

 

[Mav]

I was literally thinking the same thing. Glad I found this!


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