2 Weeks With a Broken G+ Profile

6 points by trickjarrett ↗ HN
So, being the intrepid beta tester I am, I decided to put non-English ascii characters to use in my Google+ Profile. In going for alt+129 which generates an ü, I mistyped a few ascii characters, thinking it was 0129 or some other wrong key combination. I thought I had erased them all when I got the proper ü, but no apparently I did not.

After saving my profile I was quick to discover my mistake, this has rendered my profile un-editable for two weeks.

I've submitted feedback, even talked with a handful of Google employees all who assure me it's on their bug tracker. While obviously I'm just one user out of millions, I can't help but wonder what the bug might do for other non-American ascii characters.

So now I sit in limbo, with an uneditable Google+ profile until the powers that be fix this specific bug.

Oh the joys of being an early adopter. I can get my "I Broke Google" merit badge.

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