Review hates contractions?

OKay, I'll admit from the start that I didn't look through all the former discussions, so maybe this has already been discussed. Give me a break, I'm at work and need to be doing some actual work. Ha!

But I just have to complain about the lack of contractions in the review on Netflix. What is up with that? I admit I'm a fast typer and sometimes leave things out, but I always go back and check. I had thought the first couple of times it happened that the mistakes had been mine, but when all of my reviews started showing up without apostrophe marks on the contractions that stand in for the missing letter (s), I did a test to make sure it wasn't me, and it wasn't.

I find that I now have to edit all my reviews once they show up in order to put back in these marks. Not at a major complaint or anything, but it is a little annoying, especially when I see a review where I've missed this edit and I know the review has been up for a while. Not sure if this is worth complaining to Netflix about, but wondered if this was happening to anyone else?

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Permalink Reply by Slappy on September 5, 2008 at 10:49am: OMG NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO some one is stealing the ' damn it... Just teasing you. Some people that would really bug. I haven't noticed at all and if I get a chance I will check my few reviews but no guarantee I could even give you any proof even if I do I don't know that I used a ' in any of them.

'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' take that NF!!!!!!!!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by I'm Not a Turnip on September 5, 2008 at 11:37am: Answers the age old question of, "How far apart are the contractions?"

'' <------ that far apart.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by parrotluver on September 5, 2008 at 12:02pm: I,M LMAO; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by vjpurplequeen on September 6, 2008 at 7:04am: Sorry. I don't understand. Explain it to me. OK?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by vjpurplequeen on September 6, 2008 at 7:03am: Now my question would be what would they DO with the stolen apostrophe's? Ha!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Spindaddydad on September 5, 2008 at 11:08am: Hmm... I just did a quick glance on many reviews and see that there are contractions with the apostrophes. Post a link to one of yours that doesn't work, so we can take a look and see.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by vjpurplequeen on September 6, 2008 at 7:05am: Okay, will do when I write some more. I have just been correcting them once they come up for public viewing. It has been happening for at least a month, I think. I only was monitoring it this last week with the new ones I posted, but I've already corrected them. Thanks.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Slappy on September 5, 2008 at 11:17am: I have my ' too, I even double checked past my review page and the actually movies page. Sorry not many but I know for sure that Frasier and Enchanted Journey had the ' in both places. I couldn't find my Cho review quickly it is buried or I don't know how to pop straight to it. Oh I hope we can solve the mystery of the missing ' the suspense is killing me.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by vjpurplequeen on September 6, 2008 at 7:06am: Loved "the suspense is killing me." Ha!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by 2McAbre on September 5, 2008 at 11:26am: I've had this happen at Netflix before. I frequently use alt+0133 (and several others) and have found that they get replaced with rubbish, sometimes I can edit and repeat, and it will stick, most often not. I am fond of using ellipsis and practicing the art of Aposiopesis.

I've also had occasion where a few non alphanumeric characters have disappeared.

A larger gripe for me is that I'm a stickler for spelling, and I "always" spell check my reviews and posts. I hate it when after awhile letters mysteriously disappear or get replaced with something else. But that's happened here and at other forums, and someone here explained that is due to the nature of the Internet and data drifting.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by vjpurplequeen on September 6, 2008 at 7:10am: Well I'm glad it is not just me. But what is alt+0113? You know I'm clueless sometimes. Ha! And I am a terrible speller, so that is my main reason for always checking my reviews. I hate those kinds of errors too, especially in my work, so I keep a dictionary handy and always check to make sure I've got the words spelled right.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Brier Patch on September 5, 2008 at 12:08pm: I tend to use many contractions in my reviews.
When I submit them, they are (almost?) always preserved when the review finally posts.
BUT I also often edit my reviews after they have posted. When I save them again, this is when apostrophes and other symbols get replaced by gibberish. So I have to replace the gibberish with the correct symbol and save again. Then it is fixed. Unless it isn't, in which case I'll fix it again.
Eventually I beat the review into submission.
Yes, it is annoying.; ▶ Reply to This