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    Just a small oddity to bring to attention. Since the forum came back, pounds signs seem to be coming out as ?'s.

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    That's the current financial uncertainty for you.

    Oddly enough, something similar occasionally happens to me when I'm listing stuff on Amazon- usually switching browsers clears it.

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    Yes, I've noticed that - no idea!

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    Test:

    Pound: ?
    Hash: #
    Dollar: $

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    Hmm. It showed up as a pound sign on the preview, but not in the post.
    I'll go and check the database.
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    Let's try again: ?

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    ?'s in! Or not.

    ???LOADSAMONEY!!"?$($)$%()^*)($&)
    Pity. I have no understanding of the word. It is not registered in my vocabulary bank. EXTERMINATE!

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    The character set of the database and tables was set to latin1_swedish_ci.
    Setting it to utf8_general_ci has not improved things.
    Additionally the character set of the database and tables on Streamline was set to latin1_swedish_ci.

    I'm confused.
    If you have any thoughts, please post them.

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    Let's try: ?

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    Still no
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    If you have any thoughts, please post them.
    Why do some people always leave the last little bit on the loo roll and start a new one?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Si Hunt View Post
    Why do some people always leave the last little bit on the loo roll and start a new one?

    Si.
    Try to be relevant please

    ????? !

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    Is the current host an American based one or not. Because I'm quite sure that the pound sign on U.S keyboards is not shift+3. I know that shouldn't make any difference but you seem to have tried everything else.

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    ? is Question Mark
    / is slash
    \ is backslash (?)
    & and
    + Plus
    € is a Euro!
    Pity. I have no understanding of the word. It is not registered in my vocabulary bank. EXTERMINATE!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dirk Gently View Post
    Is the current host an American based one or not. Because I'm quite sure that the pound sign on U.S keyboards is not shift+3. I know that shouldn't make any difference but you seem to have tried everything else.
    1 !
    2 @
    3 #
    4 $
    5 %
    6 ^
    7 &
    8 *
    9 (
    0 )

    However, we do actually call the character in 3 the pound sign.
    Last edited by Jeff; 6th Nov 2008 at 8:54 PM.

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    2 is @? Is that all American keyboards or just Macs? I know the ~ is next to the ! hence ~! but that's where I lose interest.
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    Dennis, Francois, Melba and Smasher are competing to see who can wine and dine Lola Whitecastle and win the contract to write her memoirs. Can Dennis learn how to be charming? Can Francois concentrate on anything else when food is on the table? Will Smasher keep his temper under control?

    If only the 28th century didn't keep popping up to get in Dennis's way...

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    WTF is going on?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lissa View Post
    2 is @? Is that all American keyboards or just Macs?
    I believe it's all American keyboards.

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    That does at least explain Mac keyboards (who are of course the sons of the Clan Keyboard).
    Dennis, Francois, Melba and Smasher are competing to see who can wine and dine Lola Whitecastle and win the contract to write her memoirs. Can Dennis learn how to be charming? Can Francois concentrate on anything else when food is on the table? Will Smasher keep his temper under control?

    If only the 28th century didn't keep popping up to get in Dennis's way...

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    ₤ seems to work. It looks like a pound sign. It's actually a LIRA~! which is acceptably obscure.
    Dennis, Francois, Melba and Smasher are competing to see who can wine and dine Lola Whitecastle and win the contract to write her memoirs. Can Dennis learn how to be charming? Can Francois concentrate on anything else when food is on the table? Will Smasher keep his temper under control?

    If only the 28th century didn't keep popping up to get in Dennis's way...

    #dammitbrent



    The eleventh annual Brenty Four serial is another Planet Skaro exclusive. A new episode each day until Christmas in the Brenty Four-um.

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    How is that typed?

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    Is it typed on a ????$$$$$$^^&*????? keyboard???!!$$

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dirk Gently View Post
    I believe it's all American keyboards.

    It is.

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    &*(?%*)&^"$%*)"&%"$*"$% FFS! )&^(&%^_

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    OMFG, PIP!???? You're the king of ?????⌂ & ?????$$$!!! in the ????╗?│?? and ?┼«? of the ???u?!!??$!!

    You've destroyed everyth&&%?$ng!!

    Edited to add: FFFCBFFS!! Half of them didn't ??????? work!

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    You guys are just having too much fun
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    We'll just have to use GBP.

    It's a work thing.

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