User:Godfoster/Sandbox/ForwardSlashProblem

This page documents a problem I encountered while viewing the Get a mac page. The problem occurred in the page's "External Links" section.

[http://www.example.org link title]
[http://www.google.com/ Google]
[http://www.apple.com/getamac/ads Get A Mac Ads]
[http://www.apple.com/getamac/ads Get A Mac Ads] attempt #2
[http://www.yahoo.com/ Yahoo] This is Yahoo!

produces:

• [http://www.example.org link title]
• [http://www.google.com/ Google]
• [http://www.apple.com/getamac/ads Get A Mac Ads]
• [http://www.apple.com/getamac/ads Get A Mac Ads] attempt #2
• [http://www.yahoo.com/ Yahoo] This is Yahoo!

BUT this:

[http://www.example.org link title]
[http://www.google.com/ Google]
[http://www.apple.com/getamac/ads/ Get A Mac Ads]
[http://www.apple.com/getamac/ads/ Get A Mac Ads] attempt #2
[http://www.yahoo.com/ Yahoo] This is Yahoo!

produces:

• [http://www.example.org link title]
• [http://www.google.com/ Google]
• [http://www.apple.com/getamac/ads/ Get A Mac Ads]
• [http://www.apple.com/getamac/ads/ Get A Mac Ads] attempt #2
• [http://www.yahoo.com/ Yahoo] This is Yahoo!

The differing entries are caused by the ending / (forward slash) character, but I do not know why.

[http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/3357/wikiforwardslashzn3.jpg Here is an image that highlights exactly what I'm talking about.]