Why was my ad disapproved due to “Formatting/Punctuation”?

An ad disapproved for “Formatting/Punctuation” likely has a headline sentence or body text that needs proper formatting or needs to be edited to include appropriate punctuation.

Excessive use of ellipses is not permitted.

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Text should include a single space between words and sentences.

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There should not be spaces before punctuation like periods and commas.

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Ad copy that mentions a sum of money should include the relevant currency symbol or name.

• Not permitted: Receive 50 off your order. 
• Acceptable: Receive $50 off your order. 
• Acceptable: Receive 50 USD off your order.

The use of symbols is OK as long as they are being used correctly (ex. @ in place of the word "at", hashtags, asterisks to indicate that terms and conditions apply). Any symbol that is used as clickbait (used solely with the intention to grab the reader’s attention) is not allowed.

Slashes (/), dashes (--), and lines (|) are permitted if spacing around them is consistent and they are not used excessively.

Emoji are not permitted.

If you review these guidelines and believe your ad should be approved, please follow the instructions in your notification.

We believe advertising should both result in better experiences for people discovering new businesses on Quora, and also provide positive results for our advertisers. We want our ads to be as high-quality as the content they appear alongside. Ad copy should adhere to our Advertising Policies, which require your ad copy to be clear, well-formatted, and free from grammatical, capitalization, and punctuation errors.