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What can be done to eliminate the annoying symbols that appear after posting an article?


2 posted on 11/07/2015 8:32:20 AM PST by HomerBohn (Liberals and slinkies: they're good for nothing, but you smile as you shove them down the stairs.)
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To: HomerBohn

All that can be done is grin and bear it.


5 posted on 11/07/2015 8:33:43 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (For those who understand, no explanation is needed. For those who do not, no explanation is possible)
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To: HomerBohn

It seems to happen anytime the quote symbol is used. I wonder if it’s some virus in the server.


7 posted on 11/07/2015 8:35:29 AM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda (B. Hussein Obama: 20 acts of Treason and counting.)
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To: HomerBohn

An apostrophe as well seems to do it...let me try..

‘’’’’’ “”””


9 posted on 11/07/2015 8:36:39 AM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda (B. Hussein Obama: 20 acts of Treason and counting.)
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To: HomerBohn

Donate today and they will go away


11 posted on 11/07/2015 8:37:48 AM PST by al baby (Hi Mom)
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To: HomerBohn

The best explanation I’ve seen so far, other than a fix at FR’s end, is to copy & paste the excerpt into notepad with ANSI encoding. Then copy & paste that back into FR. The symbols you see have to do with the encoding of the punctuation marks like the “Smart Quotes” used in MS Word.

Disclaimer: I am not a computer whiz by any stretch, but I have tried this method, and it seems to work.


43 posted on 11/07/2015 9:06:05 AM PST by VMI70
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To: HomerBohn

Yes. Manually replace all the quotation marks, apostrophe’s, and hyphens in anything you copy and paste.

Something changes when you copy and paste them. You’ll see they look different when you replace them.

It doesn’t happen all the time, some sources are fine, but enough to be a problem.

It’s a pain to do that but makes it much easier to read.


96 posted on 11/08/2015 4:41:44 AM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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