Random extracts appended to end of posts after create?

Recently -- the last 3 or 4 weeks -- I've been getting odd bits of text seemingly extracted from the post itself, appended to the end of my posts after the sig when I first create them.

It doesn't appear to happen when previewing, not when updating, only the first time create is done. It can range from a few odd characters -- in Re: Finding intersection of many sequences is was just 'ulli' -- to several partial sentences stuck together. No pattern is obvious (to me).

I've been manually cleaning them up when I notice them, but maybe the description will mean something to someone.

With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'

Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.

"Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority".

In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.

RIP Neil Armstrong

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Re: Random extracts appended to end of posts after create? by choroba (Cardinal) on Sep 13, 2012 at 11:28 UTC
I have noticed them in your posts. Do you use a Node Template together with the Signature? لսႽ† ᥲᥒ⚪⟊Ⴙᘓᖇ Ꮅᘓᖇ⎱ Ⴙᥲ𝇋ƙᘓᖇ	[reply]
Re^2: Random extracts appended to end of posts after create? by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Sep 13, 2012 at 11:45 UTC
Do you use a Node Template together with the Signature? Yes. With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday' Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. RIP Neil Armstrong	[reply]
Re: Random extracts appended to end of posts after create? by Athanasius (Archbishop) on Sep 13, 2012 at 11:39 UTC
I’ve had this problem too, quite consistently, and over a longer period of time. It seems to happen randomly, but I do see it in previews, and also (particularly) when submitting to my scratchpad (mostly the private one). I’ve developed the habit of checking the tail of whatever I’m posting, and removing any extra text, before pressing `preview` or `submit`. Don’t know if it’s relevant or not, but I’m using Opera under Vista 32-bit. I either type directly into the submission window, or copy-and-paste from a text editor. choroba: I don’t use a Node Template. What difference would that make? I suppose I just assumed this was a quirk of the PerlMonks website — but if a fix is possible, it would certainly be welcome. Athanasius <°(((>< contra mundum	[reply]
Re^2: Random extracts appended to end of posts after create? by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Sep 13, 2012 at 11:47 UTC
I’m using Opera under Vista 32-bit Opera Vista 64-bit. With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday' Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. RIP Neil Armstrong	[reply]
Re^3: Random extracts appended to end of posts after create? by jdporter (Paladin) on Sep 13, 2012 at 14:15 UTC
Yep. Sounds like a browser bug.	[reply]
Re^4: Random extracts appended to end of posts after create? by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Sep 13, 2012 at 19:58 UTC
Re^5: Random extracts appended to end of posts after create? by jdporter (Paladin) on Sep 13, 2012 at 20:46 UTC
Re^4: Random extracts appended to end of posts after create? by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Sep 13, 2012 at 21:50 UTC
Re^5: Random extracts appended to end of posts after create? (data) by tye (Sage) on Sep 13, 2012 at 23:24 UTC
Some notes below your chosen depth have not been shown here
Re: Random extracts appended to end of posts after create? by sundialsvc4 (Abbot) on Sep 13, 2012 at 15:36 UTC
I have observed that Opera will fairly-consistently do it, not just here but on other websites as well; and that Safari and Firefox generally will not do it on my system. I suspect that it is therefore pretty much has to be a browser bug. I simply try to remember to check the post one-more-time for garbage at the end. (Removing that garbage always works; no other garbage reappears.) bage reappears.) `;-)`	[reply]
Re: Random extracts appended to end of posts after create? by kcott (Archbishop) on Sep 14, 2012 at 09:04 UTC
G'day BrowserUk, I see you've found this is a reported bug: Re^6: Random extracts appended to end of posts after create? (data). Let's hope it's fixed soon. I've been getting the same problem with Opera on Mac OS X. Deleting the garbage at the end doesn't seem to work but replacing it with a newline does (although I occasionally have to do that a couple of times to make the garbage go away). Maybe that workaround will work on your OS as well. -- Ken	[reply]
Re^2: Random extracts appended to end of posts after create? by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Sep 14, 2012 at 09:15 UTC
I've not experienced any problem deleting the extraneous crap, but thinking about it, it is quite likely that I've been deleting it by selecting it and hitting enter. Thus effectively adding a newline which might explain my success. With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday' Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. RIP Neil Armstrong	[reply]

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