Replying to thread formatting problem

cnocbui · 2013-09-05 14:16:58

For some weeks now, I have been having an intermittent problem when quote replying to threads. The quoted text is full of <> bracketed \br characters and such. I type my reply below that, properly formatting with carriage returns for paragraphs, but when I preview the post, all my text is run together with no paragraph…

05-09-2013 02:16PM

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cnocbui

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For some weeks now, I have been having an intermittent problem when quote replying to threads.

The quoted text is full of <> bracketed \br characters and such. I type my reply below that, properly formatting with carriage returns for paragraphs, but when I preview the post, all my text is run together with no paragraph spacing.

I have been posting on Boards for years without experiencing this issue and am pretty sure the <> brackets weren't previously there.

Is it something I have inadvertently done?

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#2 05-09-2013 03:27PM

Mr. G

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Have you tried using a different (up to date) browser?

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#3 05-09-2013 03:29PM

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I've seen this same issue somewhere else recently (not on boards.ie, pretty sure it was another forum site).

As a simple start, empty the browser cache first, and make sure Javascript is enabled.

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#4 05-09-2013 03:59PM

cnocbui

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Thanks, I'll try that.

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