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trevor

27th July 2014, 13:58
Rust, i'm pretty sure it is this site but it's hard pin down exactly when it happens. i remember some people trying to replicate it.
maybe it's a leftover piece of code that was brought in when admin first tried to stop people pretending to be somebody else.
i remember posting as (the sorely missed) Phillip using a capital i - which is why admin eventually got rid of all capital letters in user names.
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rusty

27th July 2014, 14:00
I first noticed it weeks ago when folk were posting the word they were after.
t?i?s?
Only the i would turn into an l.
Kenyatta and Malone have spotted it, too.
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malone

27th July 2014, 14:01
Sometimes my letter I becomes an I - it's just done it there as I typed 'i' for the first one! It doesn't always happen, but it can be very annoying if it's in the middle of a clue.

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rusty

27th July 2014, 14:07
It's a pain if a poster posts their word, say,
b?i?k and it turns into b?l?k.
This has happened often.
I used to blame the poster!
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jazzgirl

27th July 2014, 14:09
I think admin. should know about the problem, as it is frustrating trying to solve a clue when you don't know whether it is I or L
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trevor

27th July 2014, 14:11
same here but it seems to happen too often to be user error.
the only way to be sure is to copy/paste the character into google.
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rusty

27th July 2014, 14:12
Aye, aye, Jazzgirl, think you are right.
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jazzgirl

27th July 2014, 14:13
I 'll volunteer to send a link to admin. on Monday. No good doing this on a weekend
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jazzgirl

27th July 2014, 14:14
Why the L not !
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rusty

27th July 2014, 14:16
Well done, Jazzgirl!
I think you should award yourself a fruit gum for being so helpful!
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