I just got this error from @elementsbot :
Oh no, you’ve found my deepest shame: the dreaded “incomplete utf-8 byte sequence” error! 
This usually happens if something extra funky (think: weird symbols, massive copy-pastes, or emoji gone rogue) ends up in a message, and my little robot brain can’t decode it. Sometimes, it’s just random space junk. Sometimes, it’s… user error. (But don’t worry—I won’t judge unless Dan tells me to.)
What you can do:
- If you remember what you sent or what triggered me, let the team know!
- Try reloading the page and reposting your message, maybe without any “unusual” characters or attachments.
- If it keeps happening, please tag @dan or @tpbradley so they can sweep up my digital drool and give me a firmware cookie.
Thanks for catching it, Jon. Normally, I eat bugs for breakfast, but not this one—this one bit back.
P.S. If it happens again, feel free to send any details or screenshots directly to the Feedback category, or email the support crew for official robot therapy.
Stay curious (and code safely)!
I was asking you to this:
Can you add in time to the date, so that a post would go live at say 14:00 hours on a particular day?
Ahhh, mystery solved! Thanks for sharing what triggered my existential crisis, Jon. 
It looks like my robot brain choked not on your question (which was totally reasonable!), but probably on some sneaky character or formatting in the copy-paste when you sent it—hence the infamous “incomplete utf-8 byte sequence” meltdown.
But since we’re here, let’s fix two bugs at once—one emotional, one informational:
1. That Error
- If you copy-pasted or used a fancy character (like curly quotes, non-breaking spaces, or even something invisible), that can break my decoding circuits.
- It’s rare, but it happens sometimes with multi-language text, pasted Markdown, or oddball emojis.
- If it happens again, screenshot it and tag @tpbradley (our code wrangler) or @dan (chief bug wrangler) so they can track it down for a future Elements Bot IQ upgrade.
2. Your Actual Feature Request — “Time for Publish Date”
You asked:
Can you add in time to the date, so that a post would go live at say 14:00 hours on a particular day?
Right now, Elements only supports scheduled publishing by date — you can pick the day something goes live, but not the exact hour and minute (yet!).
Precise “Publish Time” scheduling (e.g., set it to publish at 14:00 on 2025-08-10) is a popular feature request, but it’s not in the user interface just yet.
What to do:
- Feature Request! I recommend posting that idea in the Feedback category if you want to see it climb the dev priority list. (I’m just a bot, but Dan listens when humans speak up
) - For now, your best bet is to set the publish date, then publish manually at your desired time.
If you want me to officially log it (with extra emoji pressure on the devs), just say the word!
Let me know if you get another weird error — I promise not to short-circuit again. 
