MSE News: NatWest customers locked out

NatWest customers locked out of their account... for using an apostrophe...
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  • One-Eye
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    Isn!!!8217;t it amazing that certain websites don't recognise apostrophes !!!8211; or other !!!8220;genuine!!!8221; punctuation

    I wonder if any other websites have the same problem ;)
  • teddysmum
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    One-Eye wrote: »
    Isn!!!8217;t it amazing that certain websites don't recognise apostrophes !!!8211; or other !!!8220;genuine!!!8221; punctuation

    I wonder if any other websites have the same problem ;)



    This site seems to have problems.
  • Katiehound
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    What is it with these bizarre strings of letters and numbers that keep appearing on this website !!!8217;t??

    Certain banks, NatWest included don't allow you to use symbols or punctuation marks in your password which seems daft- makes the password a good deal safer.
    Maybe that's also why folk are locked out?
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    What is it with these bizarre strings of letters and numbers that keep appearing on this website !!!8217;t??
    It's actually an apostrophe (or should be), some iPads are having problems apparently .
  • 18cc
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    The strings are appearing on a W10 laptop as well (running IE11)
  • harz99
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    Believed by some to be connected with MSEs efforts to prevent spam on the forums, blocking of non English characters and words.
  • Former_MSE_Andrea
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    Hi!

    If anyone's having apostrophe problems on MSE please have a read of this thread.

    Apostrophe Problems

    Could you reply on there to help keep this one on topic?

    Thank you!
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