Bug, or limitation in quoting?

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If one puts a comma between the "" in quote=""..., only what is before the comma will be displayed.

Example: I write quote="wow, what a bug" :
wow said:
Note that only wow is displayed.

On the other hand, if I don't use the comma, the full thing is displayed:

wow what a bug said:
The full thing is displayed.

I found this out because I wanted to use a comma. I consider this either a bug or a limitation.
 
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Practically speaking, this means that usernames should not contain a comma.
(post numbers and numerical user ids already don't).
 
scottdave said:
It sounds like maybe commas are not allowed in a username
It's because the quote syntax uses commas to separate fields. For example, the quote string in this post that I am writing now is QUOTE="scottdave, post: 6134038, member: 618222"
 
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Relevant XKCD
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https://xkcd.com/327/
 
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