Percent Sign

[Chompy]

Originally Posted by Googi

Just having the § replaced with "%" before the post goes through any other processing should fix the problem.

(If you type % in your post, it will be replaced with a §, by the way.)

It does?

%

It does :O

[Googi]

Originally Posted by Stephen

There, Googi has found the process. Now we just need someone to modify the swear filter to convert all user entered percent signs into that code, so that it will display properly. We just have to hope that the swear filter is first in the line of code before it reaches whatever is messing it up.

It appears that the swear filter is actually applied when you view posts, not when they're entered into the database.

[Stephen]

Originally Posted by Googi

It appears that the swear filter is actually applied when you view posts, not when they're entered into the database.

The filter is applied as it post is processed for the database, so this should solve the problem?

[Googi]

Originally Posted by Stephen

The filter is applied as it post is processed for the database, so this should solve the problem?

It's possible to search posts using censored terms, which suggests that the post is stored in the database as-is, without the filter applied.

Edit: Actually, it seems the filter is applied both as a post is put into the database and when a post is viewed.

[Elizabeth]

apparently my posts are nothelpful/spam

i dont get how any of these posts are helpful, but youknow.

[DustyPorViva]

It's not the swear filter.
Unixmad posted about what was causing it -- a filter of some sort that checks for malicious code that he recently(recent back then) put in.

[Stephen]

Originally Posted by DustyPorViva

It's not the swear filter.
Unixmad posted about what was causing it -- a filter of some sort that checks for malicious code that he recently(recent back then) put in.

We realize it's not the swear filter, it was simply the suggested method of correcting the problem for ease.

[DustyPorViva]

I guess it's a matter of priorities then. If the swear filter is done AFTER this malicious code filter(which I'm assuming it is), it won't matter because it'll give a bad request before the swear filter even gets a chance to process anything.

edit: I see Googi already covered this. Either way, this requires Unixmad's involvement... so we're **** out of luck.

[Stephen]

Originally Posted by DustyPorViva

edit: I see Googi already covered this. Either way, this requires Unixmad's involvement... so we're **** out of luck.

Hay cow lips - that was ME.

[DustyPorViva]

Heh, I was referring to:

Originally Posted by Googi

It appears that the swear filter is actually applied when you view posts, not when they're entered into the database.

So either way, I don't think the swear filter is going to help any.

[Admins]

Is this really a problem? There are special filters when posting something, it isn't related to the swear filter. It usually only triggers if you add some numbers after the percentage.

[Crow]

Originally Posted by Stefan

Is this really a problem? There are special filters when posting something, it isn't related to the swear filter. It usually only triggers if you add some numbers after the percentage.

Yes, it is a problem. It also happens when not having anything behind the percent signs.

[Deas_Voice]

Originally Posted by Stefan

Is this really a problem? There are special filters when posting something, it isn't related to the swear filter. It usually only triggers if you add some numbers after the percentage.

yes it is..
most of the bad request on the forums is the percent sign..
and u have nubmers before the percent sign not after o_O ( as in 50 percent no as percent 50)

[xXziroXx]

Originally Posted by Stefan

Is this really a problem? There are special filters when posting something, it isn't related to the swear filter. It usually only triggers if you add some numbers after the percentage.

You're unable to post some scripts due to this, so yeah, it's a big problem.

[DustyPorViva]

Originally Posted by Stefan

Is this really a problem? There are special filters when posting something, it isn't related to the swear filter. It usually only triggers if you add some numbers after the percentage.

Ya... it's a big problem... hence why it's been posted about so much.
In an average post it's not that big of a deal because we can just work around the percent sign... but just about nearly every script has to be attached because of the bad request screwing up the post. Go through code gallery and you'll see most of the scripts are attached.