--- ECHO_content/authorSplitter.py	2006/02/03 20:41:29	1.1
+++ ECHO_content/authorSplitter.py	2006/03/03 22:05:31	1.2
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ class authorSplitter:
             splitted = s.split(";")
            
             for w in splitted:
-                    result.append(w.lstrip().rstrip())
+                    if not (w[0:2]=="!!"): #don't index !!NOT USED....
+                        result.append(w.lstrip().rstrip())
         return result