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  sigma[mod]10 months, 3 weeks ago1 Like #1Show comment toolsReply

  Hi mumbojumbo, there does appear to be a bug when viewing the forums in text only view where random characters are dropped from the deal titles. Full details, thread view and mobile view appear okay but it was flagged for the developers late last night so hopefully a fix will be implemented soon, thanks again.
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  fanpages10 months, 3 weeks ago #2Show comment toolsReply

  Early this morning, I spotted "Voucher Code" was squeezed to "VoucherCode" (no space) & thought that was for "cosmetic reasons".
  
  However, if you look at the set of threads titles (in "text only" view) below, "TESCO ENTERTAINMENT" is shown as "TECO ENTERTAINMENT".
  
  "Grand Theft Auto V PS3 XBOX £36.55 ALSO PC AT TESO ENTERTAINMENT"
  
  [ http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/tescoentertainment.com ]
  
  
  I thought earlier that the thread my have been originally created with a typographical error, & was later changed, but the "search results" had 'cached' the original title.
  
  It sounds as if this is not the case, though.
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  fanpages10 months, 3 weeks ago #3Show comment toolsReply

  ...and two more...
  
  "RIHANNA NEW CD ALBUM - Talk that Talk - £3.97 @ Tsco Entertainment"
  
  "Tron Legacy DVD £4 Delivered + Quidco @ Tesco Entrtainment"
  
  
  This is looking like a bodged attempt to shorten long titles.
  Perhaps just calculating the width of non-proportional characters (or truncating titles at a fixed number of characters) & simply adding an "Ellipsis" ("...") suffix would be a better approach.
  
  However, I appreciate that because there is no fixed presentation style for thread titles, that the pertinent information (product, price, &/or merchant) may then be dropped.
  
  Suggestion: Create a recognisable abbreviation for each merchant & replace occurrences of the merchant (&/or their web site) in thread titles when viewing search results as "Text only".
  
  This can also be expanded to acronyms for "Voucher Code" ("VC"), for example.
  
  However, I purposely type (& correct, when somebody changes my titles from) the word "at" instead of a "commercial at" symbol ("@") because I mean the word "at" (not the term "at the rate of").
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  fanpages10 months, 3 weeks ago #4Show comment toolsReply

  Actually, there is no need to shorten this thread title...
  
  "Avengers 6 disk Blu-ray - £33.97 (with code) @ Teco Ent"
  
  When this thread is clicked from the [discussed] "Deals" tab, the (correct) title is shown:
  
  Avengers 6 disk Blu-ray - £33.97 (with code) @ Tesco Ent
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  juliet_bravo[admin]10 months, 3 weeks ago #5Show comment toolsReply

  Fix for this is due out today, HD will update later
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  fanpages10 months, 3 weeks ago #6Show comment toolsReply

  juliet_bravo

  Fix for this is due out today, HD will update later

  
  
  Thanks.
  
  Is there any mileage in my suggestions in comment #4 about abbreviations? This may just be something to consider for the "mobile" version of the site.
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  fanpages10 months, 3 weeks ago #7Show comment toolsReply

  This is quite a misleading error & may result in some "Deals" being (unfairly) voted cold:
  
  "Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition Xbox 360/PS3 - £1.85 @ ShopTo"
  
  Should read:
  
  Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition Xbox 360/PS3 - £18.85 @ ShopTo
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  HeroDeveloper[mod]10 months, 3 weeks ago1 Like #8Show comment toolsReply

  Fix is out! Sorry guys, we were working on a fix for people makingthreadtitleslikethisbutmuchlonger and we accidentally a 1. All should be resolved now! Rest Easy, Citizens. :)
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  fanpages10 months, 3 weeks ago2 Likes #9Show comment toolsReply

  HeroDeveloper

  Fix is out! Sorry guys, we were working on a fix for people makingthreadtitleslikethisbutmuchlonger and we accidentally a 1. All should be resolved now! Rest Easy, Citizens. :)

  
  
  You accidentally a 1... what?
  
  Have you been testing the fix on your own comments? ;)

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