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Ampersands

31 replies

Justkeeppedaling · 22/04/2022 09:56

Hi MN

Just checking you're aware that every time someone uses an ampersand it shows up as "&amp"?

Or is it just on my iPhone? Though I didn't see this before the upgrade.

OP posts:
Original poster
Justkeeppedaling · 22/04/2022 09:56

Using the iPhone app

OP posts:
heartofgrass · 22/04/2022 10:03

Yes same here it's annoying

FatFucker · 22/04/2022 10:06

Was just coming on to start a thread myself! Some threads are almost unreadable!!

Mark's and Spencer one for example!

Ampersands
FatFucker · 22/04/2022 10:07

Meant to say iPhone App.

MinglingFlamingo · 22/04/2022 10:07

Me too also in IOS

Although ampersands are also reading as ". " which is making posts practically unreadable

@MNHQ

Clymene · 22/04/2022 10:24

Same with brackets.

I'm going to type a list of special characters:

@#£&*()'\…%;:

Clymene · 22/04/2022 10:26

Oh that's weird - is it because it's an iOS problem and I'm using the iOS app?

MinglingFlamingo · 22/04/2022 10:30

@Clymene

Oh that's weird - is it because it's an iOS problem and I'm using the iOS app?
I'm using the iOS app
Clymene · 22/04/2022 10:32

Can you see my ampersands properly though @MinglingFlamingo?

Because they look fine on screen to me.

B&M
M&S
M&Ms

newbiename · 22/04/2022 10:39

@Clymene yours look ok in that post. How strange.
I've been getting &nhbp on all my posts.

newbiename · 22/04/2022 10:40

All the posts I've read I mean.

ApolloandDaphne · 22/04/2022 10:41

Test M&S

ApolloandDaphne · 22/04/2022 10:41

Works okay for me.

MinglingFlamingo · 22/04/2022 10:42

@Clymene

Can you see my ampersands properly though @MinglingFlamingo?

Because they look fine on screen to me.

B&M
M&S
M&Ms

Yours look fine but it might be because there not a space between the characters

H&M
H & M

Clymene · 22/04/2022 10:43

Yours look fine to me too! So I'm guessing the people who are getting weird numbers and stuff aren't using the iOS app?

Clymene · 22/04/2022 10:46

Ok I’m typing this on the website via safari.

M&S
M & S

FatFucker · 22/04/2022 10:50

@Clymene

It's doesn't display properly when you type it on safari but looks ok when you have typed it on the App!

FatFucker · 22/04/2022 10:51

M&S iPhone App

FatFucker · 22/04/2022 10:53

M&S Safari

Thunderpunt · 22/04/2022 10:54

@FatFucker

M&S iPhone App
Fine
Thunderpunt · 22/04/2022 10:54

@FatFucker

M&S Safari
Not fine!
Thunderpunt · 22/04/2022 10:55

And believe it or not I typed
Fine
And
Not fine
It's cut off half the word!

Thunderpunt · 22/04/2022 10:55

I'm on iPhone app

FatFucker · 22/04/2022 10:55

Yup just typed on both app and safari and definitely isn't displaying properly on App when it is typed in safari!

Thunderpunt · 22/04/2022 10:56

@FatFucker

Yup just typed on both app and safari and definitely isn't displaying properly on App when it is typed in safari!
Does it cut off half my sentence when I quote?