Thread link not working

**Hamata** · 02-09-2013, 19:07

hey im having a little problem which i shall explain using the following images basicaly when i click on that thread it should direct me to that topic but it redirects me to that screen saying that its an invalid link

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**TinCow** · 02-10-2013, 03:27

What browser are you using? Does it happen with any other threads?

**Hamata** · 02-10-2013, 04:13

using ie 9 and this is the first time it's happend to me

**TinCow** · 02-10-2013, 16:11

Try the thread now.

**Kralizec** · 02-11-2013, 14:25

I had the exact same issue, same thread and also with IE 9. It did work later on Chrome, but that was another PC.

I am using IE 9 again now and the problem seems to be gone.

**TinCow** · 02-11-2013, 14:41

It's a problem with special characters in the thread name, which translate into special characters in the URL. Some browsers have issues with that, and it's a problem I've had to deal with before on the site. There's no easy automated solution because changing settings with either cause problems for some people or disable some features. So, the best solution is just to make sure that threat titles don't include special characters. In the case of the TWR2 thread, the problem was being caused by some kind of unusual hyphen. I just replaced that character with a colon and that resolved the problem. If you encounter issues with other threads, please let me know and I'll edit the title in a similar way.