Random Question Marks (?) Appearing in Posts

[admin]

Recently, random ? characters are showing in posts.

Here's a link to one thread.
Hilarious Pipe Description :: General Pipe Smoking Discussion - https://pipesmagazine.com/forums/threads/hilarious-pipe-description.88858/

Scroll to post 7 and 11 (user @ChasingEmbers)
Post 13 (user @Simmerdown)
Post 14 (user @MtnGeo)

Can you guys offer any insight if you were trying to post an emoji or something that perhaps didn't get correctly parsed and had a question mark show instead?

Thanks!

 

[mikethompson]

I've noticed that too on some of my posts.

I don't use any emoticons (how is that for an old term) save the thumbs up one ----> ?

 

[Tar Wheel]

Recently, random ? characters are showing in posts.

Here's a link to one thread.
Hilarious Pipe Description :: General Pipe Smoking Discussion - https://pipesmagazine.com/forums/threads/hilarious-pipe-description.88858/

Scroll to post 7 and 11 (user @ChasingEmbers)
Post 13 (user @Simmerdown)
Post 14 (user @MtnGeo)

Can you guys offer any insight if you were trying to post an emoji or something that perhaps didn't get correctly parsed and had a question mark show instead?

Thanks!

That’s exactly what happened with one of my posts. I typed a “thank you” emoji from my iPad keyboard and it posted as a question mark. I noticed others having the same problem.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Looks like they were using emoticons from their devices, which didn't translate into0 the forums programming. In Simmerdowns post, it seems like I remember seeing the emoticons when I first read his post, but now their gone. Maybe something in your code changed?

I also notice that if when I select and if it gets put in the wrong part of my post, if I cut and paste it or drag it to the part that I want it to be in, that it shows up written out as (). it doesn't show written out thought until after I post the reply. In my text box it shows as the emoticon. Now, I just delete it and reselect it from the drop down.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Oh wait, it now shows when I type it out...

how about when I write... on
edit: they one drives me nuts because so many words uses "C-r-a-y" in the spelling, and this makes the replies look zy

 

[Streeper541]

I?ve got? no? idea? what? you?re talking? about? Is? there? a problem? with? that happening? ?

 

[admin]

I see now.

You cannot use emojis that are on your phone or tablet.

 

[Tar Wheel]

I see now.

You cannot use emojis that are on your phone or tablet.

That’s odd. Has something changed recently ? I have used emojis on my tablet in the past and they’ve posted without a problem.

@Simmerdown☕️ practically writes entire posts with emojis.?‍

 

[admin]

That’s odd. Has something changed recently ? I have used emojis on my tablet in the past and they’ve posted without a problem.

@Simmerdown☕️ practically writes entire posts with emojis.?‍

Good question. Maybe something changed from a mobile os update?

I was told in the Xenforo support forums that we need to install unicode support. It's outside of my skill level, so I've added it to my web developer's list.

He's really busy with several things to work on here, so it won't be fast.

 

[Simmerdown☕️]

Good question. Maybe something changed from a mobile os update?

I was told in the Xenforo support forums that we need to install unicode support. It's outside of my skill level, so I've added it to my web developer's list.

He's really busy with several things to work on here, so it won't be fast.

Yes, apparently past posts with emoji’s have been coming up ?? for me as well. It’s quite possibly a licensing/expiration thing. @j

Good question. Maybe something changed from a mobile os update?

I was told in the Xenforo support forums that we need to install unicode support. It's outside of my skill level, so I've added it to my web developer's list.

He's really busy with several things to work on here, so it won't be fast.

@jpmcwjr made me aware of this. It’s likely a licensing/expiration tag thing…but who knows. ?‍️

 

[jpmcwjr]

Easy enough fix to use only those emojis that show up in the list accessible in the edit box. And there are a ton of them. ? (Crystal ball.)

? ? ? ?‍ ?

 

[anotherbob]

Oh wait, it now shows when I type it out...

how about when I write... on
edit: they one drives me nuts because so many words uses "C-r-a-y" in the spelling, and this makes the replies look zy

yeah it's ppy

 

[mso489]

An aside, but a style point nonetheless, it is not necessary to recopy the original post of a thread in responding to it. The assumption is that, though posts often build on and respond to each other, everything relates back to the original post and assumes each person posting has read it. Maybe if there is some complicated point being addressed, this would be useful, but usually not.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Yup, this one has been around a long time, anything that starts c r a y.

 

[Chasing Embers]

 

[olkofri]

Easy enough fix to use only those emojis that show up in the list accessible in the edit box. And there are a ton of them. ? (Crystal ball.)

? ? ? ?‍ ?

Yes! But they'd be way EASIER to use if the list weren't buried in a submenu. Months ago there was a request that it be put with the other readily available icons in the toolbar, where it once used to be, and still hearing crickets.

It's not like the toolbar is lacking room:

 

[STP]

I noticed that several of my ? emojis from the site later turned to “?” for a couple of weeks, but seems OK now.

 

[STP]

… here’s one back in November. It was a ? emoji from the site, and not from my iPad.

 

[jpmcwjr]

So, it comes back as all right, now? Looks that way. When did it change?

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

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