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Jun 4, 2006, 09:45 PM
 
If you attempt to send anybody a "Private Message" from the drop down list when clicking on their user-name, you get the following:



What's going on? The function still works correctly, but the user-name doesn't display correctly.
     
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Jun 4, 2006, 09:51 PM
 
Good catch! Database problems?
     
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Jun 4, 2006, 09:58 PM
 
I think (read: hope) this is a known issue... it has been like that for months.
     
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Jun 5, 2006, 01:23 AM
 
i screwed something up when instituting the current theme. since it still works, i haven't really looked into it. it'll be fixed for the new theme. whenever that comes out.
     
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Jun 5, 2006, 03:15 AM
 
This is a feature - it's intended for when someone says something that really makes you angry, but you don't want to flame him in public, so you send a private message to the %1$s.

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Jun 6, 2006, 07:24 AM
 
Originally Posted by Demonhood
i screwed something up when instituting the current theme. since it still works, i haven't really looked into it. it'll be fixed for the new theme. whenever that comes out.
A new theme? Tell me more.
     
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Jun 7, 2006, 11:43 AM
 
Originally Posted by rickey939
A new theme? Tell me more.
Same as all the other times. Not much new to say
     
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Oct 11, 2006, 11:16 PM
 
This appears to be resolved now.

w00t!
     
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Oct 11, 2006, 11:47 PM
 
There was a second thread about that.
It's been fixed for about 3 weeks now.

http://forums.macnn.com/61/feedback/...-is-going-get/

-t
     
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Oct 12, 2006, 04:57 AM
 
Originally Posted by what_the_heck
There was a second thread about that.
It's been fixed for about 3 weeks now.

http://forums.macnn.com/61/feedback/...-is-going-get/

-t
It needed to be said again.

Thanks D'hood.
     
   
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