No, this bug has been here longer than I have.

Titles need to be HTML-escaped. This small change needs to happen in a large number of places. Of course, this will cause • to appear in the title of any recent node by merlyn (which is already true for a lot of people using older browsers).

It has been on the to-do list for a long time but it isn't a high-priority item.

        - tye (but my friends call me "Tye")