[wp-trac] Re: [WordPress Trac] #9934: Apostrophe in comment author causes comment to be spammed - esc_html

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#9934: Apostrophe in comment author causes comment to be spammed - esc_html
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 Reporter:  tellyworth    |       Owner:  markjaquith
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  assigned   
 Priority:  high          |   Milestone:  2.8        
Component:  Comments      |     Version:             
 Severity:  major         |    Keywords:             
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Comment(by josephscott):

 I'd encourage Tellyworth's 4th option, storing escaped/converted data in
 the database is almost always a bad idea.  It's causes problems in other
 areas where WordPress does that, and it's going to be a real pain to undo.

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