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Hey guys -

The forum software doesn't like special characters ... such as Spanish language characters and smart quotation marks in MS Word.

I tried copying Jose's name and pasting into a new post. Same result - - blank.

I didn't try it using ASCII combinations of the Alt key plus numbers or using the special language keyboard in Windows.

> Jose: How did you enter your name with special characters in your profile? The special characters work OK in your profile name in your post. Try writing your post again but without the special "e" character in Jose. I betcha that the post will be visable.

> Tim and Bill: How did you post Jose's quote? I tried it and it came up blank.

Too bad that the new software has a problem with special characters. A lot of valuable information in old posts has been hidden from view of users who do not know about the magic "Quick Quote" button.

If my post disappears when I click "Submit", I sometimes replace one letter at a time until I find the problem. OUCH.

- Lonnie