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Double backslashes disappear from code
Update: This was almost certainly my fault.
On December 20, 2013 I moved the TeX (and meta) databases to new homes. I'm not sure how the original problem occurred, but TeX and its meta had a very odd ...
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The CommonMark diary
Reading some feedback on meta.stackexchange.com I got the impression that this community feels quite tense about the upcoming CommonMark migration. I feel that some extra levels of transparency shared ...
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Double backslashes disappear from code
Based on \\ corruption, I've created a new query
TeX.SX \\ corruption (based on user ID)
which I hope will help anyone to find their own posts affected by this bug!
P.S. The database is updated ...
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The CommonMark diary
For users who are curious about how the automated edits look like, and who want to review them for potential issues: visit the profile of the Community user (ID -1), and navigate to 'all actions' &...
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Is there no way at all to typeset equations using TeX on the TeX SE at all?
This issue has been raised several times, and the central concern remains the same. When people need to show what they are seeing from TeX, we all need to see exactly what they see. Using some ...
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Problem writing the sequence \@ in inline <code>...</code>-blocks
The markdown backtick syntax does not only the formatting like the HTML <code> block, but it also escapes special characters, so a \ or a < or > have no special meaning. Inside a <code&...
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Something messed with my answers backslashes and newlines
The linked question has now been fixed (along with ~11,000 similarly corrupted postings)
see
Community effort in fixing the double backslashes issue
For a summary of how this got fixed in the end.
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Double backslashes disappear from code
This and the linked question
‘double backslash + newline’ collapses to ‘single backslash’ when I hit ‘edit’
Are two manifestations of the same issue, see
Community effort in fixing the double ...
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Typo in Markdown Help
Indeed. This seems like a markdown "typo." However, it is a network-wide issue and should therefore be addressed at that level. There is a similar question related to this posted on the main network ...
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Double backslashes disappear from code
I've looked into it and I couldn't find anything specific. The thing is, we don't ever modify markdown w/o recording history. So when you read about rebakes and other stuff we do, those are affecting ...
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Failure to show image that already exists in imgur
Here are some of the issues with the markdown provided in the linked question:
The use of the HTML <img> tag is incorrect. The correct usage would be
<img src="https://i.sstatic.net/...
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Where are the instructions?
You can find instructions in the help center: How do I format my posts using Markdown or HTML?
Furthermore, there's a question mark button at the top right of the editing window, when you write a post....
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