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Answerer Name comment highlighter [duplicate]

Update: This has been added to my Optional Features userscript - please go there for the latest version. After reading this, I really liked the idea, so I made a Userscript to highlight answerer's ...
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How do display names relate to at-mentions?

Display names seem to be able to use full-on Unicode, but this is not so for at-mentions (Comment-replies). At the very least, spaces are stripped when doing an at-mention for Test User; this would ...
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Is the display name meant to be escaped HTML in the 2.0 version of the API?

The display_name field of a user is HTML escaped. See here for example. Is this expected behavior or a bug? The documentation doesn't mention it.
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User's display name field omitted?

If a user doesn't have a username "set" for an account, then the display_name field is omitted. This is similar to a few other questions, but the only official answer says that "display_name should ...
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Suddenly, some entries on /questions route are missing display_name

An odd bug has developed this morning. At the moment, api.stackoverflow.com/1.0/questions is returning a question of the format... ... }, { "tags": [ "jsf-2.0" ], "...
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stackauth.com/1.0/users/{id}/associated not returning display_name for some sites

The problem with email_hash seems to be fixed, but now display_name is not getting returned in some cases. For example: This Super User /users/{id} query returns a display_name, but the corresponding ...
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