Removing symbols from names would be a great help, especially for those who wants to send them private messages via this forum.
Anyway, what are those symbols for in a forum? Showing off their knowledge about Ascii characters?
"You think video games were bad? That's what they said about rock and roll."
-Shigeru Miyamoto, father of modern video games, and the creator of Mario, Link, Donkey Kong, and Starfox.