Do you see this and what the heck is it?

ravencajun Zone 8b TX

14 years ago

up at the top of the page to the right of where it says Computer Help I see this row of characters

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are they there for everyone, what are they any idea?

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jane__ny
14 years ago
I don't see it.

Jane
bob414
14 years ago
Nor do I.
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grandms
14 years ago
I don't see it, nor do I see "Computer Help" that you refer to. But I am not using FF as I believe you do for this forum.
shboom
14 years ago
Using IE and I don't see the characters either.
ravencajun Zone 8b TX
Original Author
14 years ago
I see it on the main page of the computer help forum, not on this page.
I don't see it using my android tablet, which does not use firefox.
Strange.
mike_kaiser_gw
14 years ago
I see it, OS X running Firefox.

There's something off in the coding of the page but it's far too early for me to try and figure it out.
sue_va
14 years ago
At the top, under the green Garden Web banner, I see

Computer Help Forum, to the left side of the page.

Using FF.

Sue
ravencajun Zone 8b TX
Original Author
14 years ago
Still there, on the main page under the green garden web banner Computer Help Forum on the left and in the center just directly below the search box is where I am seeing those characters.
Yes I am using firefox. When I was on my android tablet and my phone I do not see them.

Yes I assume it is some type of page coding but have no idea what. Is there normally some kind of picture up there maybe?
anne_ct
14 years ago
I happened by here just after you first posted your query yesterday, Raven...and although I didn't have the problem you're having, I did notice a smaller version of the iVillage logo at the exact spot that you report seeing this conglomeration of symbols. I was in a hurry to shut down my system and knowing that you always manage to find solutions to computer glitches...I didn't reply to your post. I returned a little while ago [today] and read this thread. The iVillage logo is gone from that area on the main page, but I'm wondering if that may have had something to do with what you've been seeing. Perhaps a bit of sloppy coding by an iVillage programmer that your browser picks up on. I use IE8, Win7 Home Premium with Office 2010.

HTH

Anne
ccdry
14 years ago
looks like they're intended to close a CDATA. This is not my realm of expertise, but I think the double slash is not supposed to precede the double closing square brackets. all browsers have homebrew error handling, so some browsers don't act like others.
firefox10 isn't showing this.
btw, some of these cdata scripts are document.write which are stinky.

btw, where's the website improvements forum? to report spam? the contact form http://letters.gardenweb.com/letters/nph-ind.cgi has some weird captcha scripts.

Here is a link that might be useful: brackets square
ravencajun Zone 8b TX
Original Author
14 years ago
I am having to post this from another computer and Konqueror browser.
Since the appearance of the strange characters I can not click on any of the options at the top of the main pages on any GW forum including the create new post none of them are clickable on any forum. Also I can not post a reply here on this thread because the entire reply box has somehow become linked to the brackets square link that is in ccdrys post right up above this one. If I click in the reply box it immediately goes right to the google page in his link.
I have let Tamara know of this, if anyone else is having these problems please post about it and let them know using the contact us button.

I can not access them using my Linux with firefox, windows 7 laptop with firefox, but can access them with my Android tablet and Android smartphone, and I can access it using Linux with the Konqueror browser. So knowing what does and does not work would be helpful.

Everything was working fine till the appearance of those strange characters.
ravencajun Zone 8b TX
Original Author
14 years ago
this gets even strager. I posted the 12th post above but the count shows 11 posts, and I can not see my last post using any of my computers using fiefox, I am only able to see it and post like this from my laptop using Ie.

I think one problem is that the link posted by ccdry activated the CDATA code those strange brackets and somehow that is causing part of the problem.

I am just baffled. So on my regular pc I will not be able to see this post either or any other posts after the one by ccdry. on my windows 7 laptop there is not even a reply box showing the last thing showing is that link.
If any one replies you might want to just start a new thread since this one is messed up. LOL
breenthumb
14 years ago
I don't see anything different. XP sp3, FF10

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