[Forum] Links that have Parenthesis not working properly

[Rhyse.8179]

See this post: https://en-forum.guildwars2.com/discussion/comment/687804/#Comment_687804

The link there is not working properly because Wikipedia uses a "_(clothing)" switch to disambiguate multiple articles. The forum code reads that as terminating the link, even though it's PART of the link.

[Inculpatus cedo.9234]

Yeah, it's always been like that since the change to the new forums. My Firefox/email provider has the same limitation. Kinda sux.

[Illconceived Was Na.9781]

For now, workaround the issue by substituting %28 for ( and %29 for ) (the UTF-8 versions used in old-timey URLs still work)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hose_%28clothing%29Hose

for embedded links to GW2 wiki, you don't need to manually substitute; Vanilla's software seems to handle it just finehttps://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Palawa_Joko_(actor)Palawa Joko, the actor

_edit: added a qualifier for the GW2 links, i.e. it has to be an embedded link)

[Inculpatus cedo.9234]

Does it? Let me test: https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Black_Lion_Weapons_Specialist_(The_Vaults)

Nope, still doesn't work.

[Illconceived Was Na.9781]

@"Inculpatus cedo.9234" said:Does it? Let me test: https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Black_Lion_Weapons_Specialist_(The_Vaults)

Nope, still doesn't work.

it works as an embed, not as a "bald link"[bL Specialists (the Vaults)](https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Black_Lion_Weapons_Specialist_(The_Vaults))BL Specialists (the Vaults)

Speculation: Vanilla's syntax editor probably can't tell if you mean to embed (The_Vaults) above or not (still a bug, just not quite the same one as referenced in the original post).

[Inculpatus cedo.9234]

Lol, no idea what those words mean, but links with parentheses don't work. As evidenced above. No biggie for the Wiki, there's always another link to the desired page.