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Hi, I am using the Pownce API and when I post a note containing chinese characters it seems like it is not using the correct decoding. I get a note that doesn't decode the characters. (Cant show example here , since this site decodes the characters properly)

Seems like maybe the decoding is messed up on the API calls. not sure .

I've noticed that when you post certain characters using the desktop application, they don't translate well through to your pownce page. Examples as follows:

In this note I posted the url http://www.last.fm/music/Mike+TV (notice the plus in the url between Mike and TV), whereas on my pownce page, it's showing as http://www.last.fm/music/Mike%252BTV, which is an invalid link.

In this note I posted the text "or available for purchase seperately for £4" via the desktop application. When I look at the note through my browser / rss feed, the text reads as "or available for purchase seperately for ?4" and the pound sign hasn't been recognised.