[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #5088: Editing a Page With HTML Encoded Entities &lt; span&gt; changes them into <> changing the content

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#5088: Editing a Page With HTML Encoded Entities &lt;span&gt; changes them into <>
changing the content
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 Reporter:  foolswisdom  |       Owner:  anonymous
     Type:  defect       |      Status:  new      
 Priority:  high         |   Milestone:  2.3.1    
Component:  General      |     Version:  2.3      
 Severity:  critical     |    Keywords:           
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 Editing a Page With HTML Encoded Entities &lt;span&gt; changes them into
 <> changing the content

 ENV: WP trunk (2.3+r6172)

 Repro: Always [[br]]
 Steps: [[br]]
 1. Create a page with Page Content of  [[br]]
 {{{&lt;span&gt;}}} [[br]]
 2. Publish the page [[br]]
 3. Edit the page again

 ACTUALLY RESULT: [[br]]
 The Page Content is now [[br]]
 {{{<span>}}}

 EXPECTED RESULT: [[br]]
 The Page Content should still be [[br]]
 {{{&lt;span&gt;}}}

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