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Not sure about the special character issue but....
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TER frowns on all caps because it is considered to be like shouting and that is considered rude on a discussion board

Walter_Sobchak1110 reads

What, exactly, about this is special characters or all caps:

Que Fancy in 3,2,1...

That's copied directly from a post I tried to make, but was "not allowed" because "your subject line should not contain special characters and/or all caps."  

WTF am I missing here? Are numbers special characters now? When did that happen?

...tab in your disallowed post and ask TER  what was wrong with your post; what are the "special characters"  that caused the post not to be allowed.  Chances are, your post will be reviewed by someone else and you'll get a message that "your post is now active."

Walter_Sobchak309 reads

Well, that's good info to think about and remember, in general. I guess I was a little out of my element!

Thanks!

TER frowns on all caps because it is considered to be like shouting and that is considered rude on a discussion board

Walter_Sobchak317 reads

Oh, yeah. I totally get that. In general, writing in all caps is thought of as shouting, I completely understand. I just couldn't find in my subject line where I had used all caps, lol.

Thank you for your response!

GaGambler310 reads

I have had posts denied and made only the slightest of modifications to them and gotten them through on the second try.

Walter_Sobchak251 reads

I'll keep that in mind. I probably should've been more clear though. What I had in my op was exactly what I put in the subject line of a post with no message body. That was it. Not sure what I should have changed in that simple message. Kinda funny, right as I hit submit, I realized I forgot the eom, so I was waiting on the moderation to clear so I could modify it. Was taking forever and I finally checked on it from the account manager and saw it was denied. Ha.

It doesn't matter, really. Thanks.

GaGambler307 reads

You might try "Cue Fancy 3,2,1.."

Like I said, only a character or two can make all the difference in the world.

Posted By: Walter_Sobchak
What, exactly, about this is special characters or all caps:  
   
 Que Fancy in 3,2,1...  
   
 That's copied directly from a post I tried to make, but was "not allowed" because "your subject line should not contain special characters and/or all caps."  
   
 WTF am I missing here? Are numbers special characters now? When did that happen?
Did you copy/paste from Microsoft Word or some other word processor? Word, when you type in three periods to create an ellipse will automatically replace it with a single ellipse special character. (Three characters become one.). Most non-word processors, including discussion boards, can't handle the special characters, especially in subject lines.  

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Walter_Sobchak280 reads

No. No word processor used. Typed it straight into TER. We all see them used here every day, especially in subject lines.  *shrugs* I dunno.

Partly because of my short attention span, also because the whole thread I was replying to was either moved to some ad board or deleted, I'm over it. I don't think I care anymore.

Thanks for your thoughts though! That's a good tip to keep in mind in the future.

GaGambler301 reads

See how easy that was.

I seriously doubt it was the "cue" vs "que" of course, as I said earlier, sometimes changing a single word or even a single character is enough to get it through.

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