This all started just before June 15 when Phak1 noticed something strange popping up in the forum posts. Then it was just some apostrophes. Just a few days ago, with some serious catch and release by baldeagle (Paul), Paul seems to have gotten rid of many of them (over 5,000) with a master-blaster. I said "catch and release" because Paul would get thru several thousand with a little magic "remove and replace" program ... only to have them appear down the road. He included some of his query results for us moderators.
I, for one, looked in awe. Like "awe? What is all that and what are we IT-challenged to DO??"
Paul lamented, "I can fix them programmatically, but it doesn't matter. They come back."
It seemed hopeless but Paul didn't give up. It was a huge undertaking but he kept at it. As of yesterday (Monday), he was down to 150 emoji's that were "complicated." We can deal with complicated ... at 150!!
From here out, if any one happens to come across what should be an emoji (or anything else) but appears as a weird character, please let us know ... preferably with a link to the spot. It'll make it easier for a quick search and destroy. If you can't do a link, any description of the Title or reply will help.
Thanks to the Stovebolt Collective, in all the branches of Stovebolt Land.
