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BonsaiForest Since: Jan, 2001
#1: Nov 29th 2011 at 11:09:57 AM

I got a PM from someone I talk to on here that ended with quotation marks in the title. When I read it, the reply-to title had the entire quotation removed, and the actual part where I type my reply was missing.

I looked at the previous message, which didn't have the quotation marks in the title, and it worked normally.

Anyway, just a glitch you guys probably aren't aware of, so letting you know about it in the hopes it can be fixed. It's not a major thing, but it can still affect people who find themselves unable to reply to a message and wondering why.

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#2: Nov 29th 2011 at 11:12:28 AM

I've been aware of it but never remembered to bring it up. Replying to a PM with quotation marks in the subject causes anything in or after the quote marks to vanish from the subject.

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BonsaiForest Since: Jan, 2001
#3: Nov 29th 2011 at 2:44:59 PM

The thing is, the actual reply area, where I type the reply, didn't show up. But I was using Internet Explorer at work (we're required to use it). Here at home, it works fine on Firefox other than the title getting cut off.

I assume making your site work with crappy IE isn't a high priority. :P

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#4: Feb 16th 2016 at 11:00:05 AM

Bumping to see if this is still an issue.

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#5: Feb 16th 2016 at 11:41:07 AM

The bug behaves somewhat differently - it's just the part in the subject within the quote marks that disappears.

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#6: Nov 4th 2016 at 1:25:19 PM

I think it is fixed, if no please ask on Query Bugs.

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