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October 14, 2011 at 2:17 am #2208588
Sorry for breaking TR…
Lockedby ansugisalas · about 10 years, 7 months ago
be careful with the angle brackets folks.
The white-on-white spam post below (or wherever) had an open angle bracket used as an arrow… bad idea, now I can’t edit it, and maybe you can’t comment on it either.
Anyhow, white-text spam links are now in the wild.
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October 14, 2011 at 2:53 am #2879748
Ansu
by purpleskys · about 10 years, 7 months ago
In reply to Sorry for breaking TR…
what have you done? lol…i saw that…holy moly…
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October 14, 2011 at 3:41 am #2879743
I just got a scary thought…
by ansugisalas · about 10 years, 7 months ago
In reply to Ansu
what if some of the spammers start using that breakage technique to get rid of the whole “flag” link? That weakness has to go… and also that thing that causes uncapped bold tags to carry over the message end boundary! It’s a sign that something isn’t properly insulated, and that can probably be abused.
Anyway; I guess the simplest solution to white-on-white links is to disable the *angle bracket begin*font color=FFFFFF*angle bracket end* code from parsing… that IS possible, right? Just take out all ability to choose the color of links or text posted; nobody uses it, anyway (except for me, I’ve used it to hide messages for the wary in plain sight… but I am crazy anyway 🙂 )
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October 17, 2011 at 12:16 pm #2879544
Just a little heads up…
by Tammy.Cavadias · about 10 years, 7 months ago
In reply to I just got a scary thought…
… brush up on your BB code skills 🙂
We are aware of this issue (and other HTML tag issues) and are working on resolving it/them
-Tammy [_]3
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October 17, 2011 at 12:32 pm #2879542
You
by ansugisalas · about 10 years, 7 months ago
In reply to Just a little heads up…
didn’t wanna wade into where the ether is leaking in, I see. :p
I didn’t actually mess up the code, I just had a period right after the closing /a tag, and then a “<" right after that period... instant breakage. < /a >.< -
October 17, 2011 at 2:38 pm #2879522
They’re using it now…
by ansugisalas · about 10 years, 7 months ago
In reply to Just a little heads up…
Look here: http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-345995-3511722
This post has done something funky… if you mouseover the white space to the right of the flag links, you’ll see a link is there… it seems they messed up the tags so the link probably doesn work… but that’s not all!
Every post after that message is messed up, showing no text at all, no flag links, no vote buttons.Not a problem really, since they’re all spam.
Since when did Combofix become hot property with Google? Maybe I need to retool my assumptions on what attracts the spammers.
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October 14, 2011 at 5:47 am #2879731
I found that the hard way.
by charliespencer · about 10 years, 7 months ago
In reply to Sorry for breaking TR…
Have you alerted the PTBs?
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October 14, 2011 at 7:10 am #2879720
Beyond this?
by ansugisalas · about 10 years, 7 months ago
In reply to I found that the hard way.
No clue how.
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October 14, 2011 at 6:05 pm #2879683
Site Help and Feedback.
by seanferd · about 10 years, 7 months ago
In reply to Beyond this?
Down the bottom.
I’ve been debating about giving some feedback of my own on another matter, not that it would mean squat around here.
Anyway, I missed it. Angle brackets can break TR again? I wonder if not closing a tag can do that now.
edit: Oh, I see what you did. Nice!
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October 14, 2011 at 7:00 pm #2879677
Great. Now you broke this one too! No text.
by charliespencer · about 10 years, 7 months ago
In reply to Site Help and Feedback.
As if you could see it.
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October 14, 2011 at 6:05 pm #2879682
test
by seanferd · about 10 years, 7 months ago
In reply to Sorry for breaking TR…
italic txt for everyone!
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October 14, 2011 at 11:50 pm #2879671
Help ticket is #111014-000221
by ansugisalas · about 10 years, 7 months ago
In reply to Sorry for breaking TR…
Augh! When Seanferd breaks it, it’s broke.
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October 16, 2011 at 3:52 am #2879625
you guys are too much
by purpleskys · about 10 years, 7 months ago
In reply to Sorry for breaking TR…
I really like the italics 😀 ! but how on earth does this work? Keep in mind, i have little experience in the whole building websites thing so this is interesting to me 🙂
edit to add: but my italics didn’t stick…sniff 😉
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October 16, 2011 at 4:59 am #2879624
Well that’s different[/i]
by hal 9000 · about 10 years, 7 months ago
In reply to Sorry for breaking TR…
Not only does it apply to the actual Thread but to everything else as well.
Seems that they fixed this with the last version of TR and then completely Ignored it with the Site Redesign so they have to reinvent the wheel all over again. :^0
Last time someone broke TR Doug didn’t appreciate them posting it in an Open Forum where the remainder of the Spammers could learn it and use it against the Site Designers. Now prepare to have you [b]Naughty Little Bottom Smacked as Punishment.[/b] :p
Col
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October 16, 2011 at 5:29 am #2879623
Naughty Little Bottom
by santeewelding · about 10 years, 7 months ago
In reply to Well that’s different[/i]
If those guys have naughty little bottoms, then my ass is in line for a Nobel.
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October 17, 2011 at 6:56 am #2879573
Any kin to Cheery Littlebottom?
by charliespencer · about 10 years, 7 months ago
In reply to Naughty Little Bottom
“The turtle moves.”
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October 16, 2011 at 12:14 pm #2879619
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October 16, 2011 at 12:57 pm #2879618
[/i]Nope in your Case
by hal 9000 · about 10 years, 7 months ago
In reply to Well…
Spankings are no good as you enjoy them way too much. Just like your mother used to say to the Babysitter Don’t Spank the Little _Shite when he’s naughty which is all of the time as he considers that a Reward. Make him eat Chocolate Ice Cream and he’ll behave. 😀
Col [i]
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October 17, 2011 at 6:57 am #2879572
Huh?
by charliespencer · about 10 years, 7 months ago
In reply to Well…
What will be all over in five days? This discussion? TR?
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October 16, 2011 at 2:21 pm #2879611
Oh shucks…
by ansugisalas · about 10 years, 7 months ago
In reply to Sorry for breaking TR…
but I guess, now that Camping has got it figured out, I won’t have to worry about all that chocolate ice cream being fattening.
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October 16, 2011 at 6:37 pm #2879598
[/i]But what about the
by hal 9000 · about 10 years, 7 months ago
In reply to Oh shucks…
Bottom Smacking being just plain [b]Kinky?[/b]
Personally I could do with caring a bit of Excess Weight as apposed to having everyone call me Kinky. :^0
No let me think about that for a while. I’ll get back to you on that one. 😉
Col
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October 16, 2011 at 9:54 pm #2879592
the best part of being kinky
by ansugisalas · about 10 years, 7 months ago
In reply to Sorry for breaking TR…
is getting the kinks out 😀
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October 17, 2011 at 6:58 am #2879571
The difference between kinky and sick.
by charliespencer · about 10 years, 7 months ago
In reply to the best part of being kinky
Kinky is when you ask your partner to tickle you with a feather duster. Sick is when you ask for a live chicken.
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October 17, 2011 at 1:51 pm #2879533
Ok… guess I’m safe then
by ansugisalas · about 10 years, 7 months ago
In reply to Sorry for breaking TR…
Or… what’s the verdict on asking to be tickled with a feather duster, while eating a chicken sandwich?
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October 17, 2011 at 2:16 pm #2879529
Well honestly
by hal 9000 · about 10 years, 7 months ago
In reply to Ok… guess I’m safe then
Depends if the chicken in the sandwich is live or not when you started to eat the sandwich. 😉
OH BTW it’s defiantly not Borderline it’s way over the Border and well into Kinky. Or so I’m told. :p
Though to be perfectly honest it’s still not as good as my young nephew who several years ago after his youngest brother was born when asked what he wanted for dinner that night replied [b]Boiled Baby.[/b] Not a great hit with his mother but I’m still laughing 8 years latter. 😀
Col
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October 18, 2011 at 5:12 am #2896443
That’s kinky.
by charliespencer · about 10 years, 7 months ago
In reply to Ok… guess I’m safe then
Sick is being tickled by a chicken sandwich while eating a feather duster.
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