diff --git a/VotingPlugin/src/main/java/com/bencodez/votingplugin/backendproxy/messaging/BackendProxyMessageRouter.java b/VotingPlugin/src/main/java/com/bencodez/votingplugin/backendproxy/messaging/BackendProxyMessageRouter.java
index 436d6f1924..ac24245af3 100644
--- a/VotingPlugin/src/main/java/com/bencodez/votingplugin/backendproxy/messaging/BackendProxyMessageRouter.java
+++ b/VotingPlugin/src/main/java/com/bencodez/votingplugin/backendproxy/messaging/BackendProxyMessageRouter.java
@@ -612,6 +612,21 @@ private WireVoteResult handleWireVoteDelayRejected(JsonEnvelope msg) {
 		if (rejected.uuid.isEmpty() || rejected.service.isEmpty()) {
 			return new WireVoteResult(rejected.voteId, true);
 		}
+		VoteSite legacySite = null;
+		if (!ServiceSiteValidator.isValid(rejected.service)
+				&& ServiceSiteValidator.isValidConfiguredLegacyIdentifier(rejected.service)) {
+			for (VoteSite site : plugin.getVoteSiteManager().getVoteSites().toArray(new VoteSite[0])) {
+				if (site.isEnabled() && rejected.service.equalsIgnoreCase(site.getServiceSite())) {
+					legacySite = site;
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		boolean configuredLegacy = legacySite != null;
+		if (!ServiceSiteValidator.isValid(rejected.service) && !configuredLegacy) {
+			plugin.getLogger().warning("Rejected VoteDelayRejected with invalid service site");
+			return new WireVoteResult(rejected.voteId, true);
+		}
 		UUID javaUuid;
 		try {
 			javaUuid = UUID.fromString(rejected.uuid);
@@ -620,8 +635,10 @@ private WireVoteResult handleWireVoteDelayRejected(JsonEnvelope msg) {
 					+ ServiceSiteValidator.sanitizeForLog(rejected.uuid));
 			return new WireVoteResult(rejected.voteId, true);
 		}
-		VoteSite voteSite = plugin.getVoteSiteManager()
-				.getVoteSite(plugin.getVoteSiteManager().getVoteSiteName(true, rejected.service), true);
+		VoteSite voteSite = configuredLegacy
+				? legacySite
+				: plugin.getVoteSiteManager()
+						.getVoteSite(plugin.getVoteSiteManager().getVoteSiteName(true, rejected.service), true);
 		if (voteSite == null) {
 			plugin.getLogger().warning("No voting site with the service site: '"
 					+ ServiceSiteValidator.sanitizeForLog(rejected.service) + "'");
diff --git a/VotingPlugin/src/main/java/com/bencodez/votingplugin/util/ServiceSiteValidator.java b/VotingPlugin/src/main/java/com/bencodez/votingplugin/util/ServiceSiteValidator.java
index 44110fcdd4..5515de38d4 100644
--- a/VotingPlugin/src/main/java/com/bencodez/votingplugin/util/ServiceSiteValidator.java
+++ b/VotingPlugin/src/main/java/com/bencodez/votingplugin/util/ServiceSiteValidator.java
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ public final class ServiceSiteValidator {
 	/** Maximum accepted UTF-16 length for a service-site identifier. */
 	public static final int MAX_LENGTH = 2048;
 	private static final int MAX_LOG_LENGTH = 128;
-	private static final String FORMATTING_BOUNDARY = "\u2060";
 
 	private ServiceSiteValidator() {
 	}
@@ -17,9 +16,18 @@ private ServiceSiteValidator() {
 	 *
 	 * @param serviceSite service-site name supplied by a vote source
 	 * @return {@code true} for a bounded, visible service-site name that does not
-	 *         contain structural formatting delimiters or control characters
+	 *         contain unsupported delimiters
 	 */
 	public static boolean isValid(String serviceSite) {
+		return isValid(serviceSite, false);
+	}
+
+	/** Bounded legacy identifier validation; only use for an already-configured site. */
+	public static boolean isValidConfiguredLegacyIdentifier(String serviceSite) {
+		return isValid(serviceSite, true);
+	}
+
+	private static boolean isValid(String serviceSite, boolean allowLegacyDelimiters) {
 		if (serviceSite == null || serviceSite.length() > MAX_LENGTH) {
 			return false;
 		}
@@ -27,7 +35,7 @@ public static boolean isValid(String serviceSite) {
 		boolean hasVisibleCharacter = false;
 		for (int offset = 0; offset < serviceSite.length();) {
 			int codePoint = serviceSite.codePointAt(offset);
-			if (isDisallowed(codePoint)) {
+			if (isDisallowed(codePoint) && !(allowLegacyDelimiters && isLegacyDelimiter(codePoint))) {
 				return false;
 			}
 			if (isVisibleBaseCharacter(codePoint)) {
@@ -66,27 +74,26 @@ public static String sanitizeForLog(String value) {
 		return sanitized.toString();
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Keeps a validated external identifier visually unchanged while preventing a
-	 * surrounding trusted template from completing a formatting token across a
-	 * substitution boundary.
-	 */
+	/** Display-only representation; raw identifiers remain authoritative for matching/actions.
+	 * Uses printable ASCII labels and space boundaries rather than font-dependent guards.
+	 * Boundaries prevent surrounding template text from completing interpreter tokens. */
 	public static String inertForFormatting(String value) {
-		if (value == null || value.isEmpty()) return value == null ? "" : value;
-		StringBuilder inert = new StringBuilder(value.length() + 2).append(FORMATTING_BOUNDARY);
-		for (int offset = 0; offset < value.length();) {
-			int codePoint = value.codePointAt(offset);
-			inert.appendCodePoint(codePoint);
-			if (codePoint == '%' || codePoint == '&') inert.append(FORMATTING_BOUNDARY);
-			offset += Character.charCount(codePoint);
-		}
-		return inert.append(FORMATTING_BOUNDARY).toString();
+		if (value == null || value.isEmpty()) return "";
+		return " " + value.replace("&", "(ampersand)").replace("%", "(percent)")
+				.replace("§", "(section)").replace("{", "(open brace)").replace("}", "(close brace)")
+				.replace("[", "(open bracket)").replace("]", "(close bracket)")
+				.replace("\"", "(double quote)").replace("'", "(quote)")
+				.replace("`", "(backtick)").replace("\\", "(backslash)") + " ";
+	}
+
+	private static boolean isLegacyDelimiter(int codePoint) {
+		return codePoint == '[' || codePoint == ']' || codePoint == '\'' || codePoint == '"'
+				|| codePoint == '`' || codePoint == '\\' || codePoint == '\u00A7';
 	}
 
 	private static boolean isDisallowed(int codePoint) {
 		if (codePoint == '[' || codePoint == ']' || codePoint == '\'' || codePoint == '"' || codePoint == '`'
-				|| codePoint == '\u00A7'
-				|| codePoint == '\\' || codePoint == '{' || codePoint == '}') {
+				|| codePoint == '\\' || codePoint == '\u00A7') {
 			return true;
 		}
 
diff --git a/VotingPlugin/src/main/java/com/bencodez/votingplugin/votesites/VoteSite.java b/VotingPlugin/src/main/java/com/bencodez/votingplugin/votesites/VoteSite.java
index ac30171a5e..654cee7db2 100644
--- a/VotingPlugin/src/main/java/com/bencodez/votingplugin/votesites/VoteSite.java
+++ b/VotingPlugin/src/main/java/com/bencodez/votingplugin/votesites/VoteSite.java
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ public void setDisplayName(String displayName) {
 	public String getDisplayNameForFormatting() {
 		return displayNameFallback ? ServiceSiteValidator.inertForFormatting(getDisplayName()) : getDisplayName();
 	}
-
+
 	/**
 	 * Inits the.
 	 */
diff --git a/VotingPlugin/src/test/java/com/bencodez/votingplugin/backendproxy/messaging/BackendProxyMessageRouterTest.java b/VotingPlugin/src/test/java/com/bencodez/votingplugin/backendproxy/messaging/BackendProxyMessageRouterTest.java
index 07ccdb127e..a022fd41c1 100644
--- a/VotingPlugin/src/test/java/com/bencodez/votingplugin/backendproxy/messaging/BackendProxyMessageRouterTest.java
+++ b/VotingPlugin/src/test/java/com/bencodez/votingplugin/backendproxy/messaging/BackendProxyMessageRouterTest.java
@@ -1066,6 +1066,97 @@ void receiptReleaseBypassesOrderingOnlyAfterItsReceiptIsDurable() {
 		assertTrue(voteRouter.hasDurableReceiptForRelease(release));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void delayRejectionRejectsInterpreterDelimitersBeforeResolvingUsersOrSites() {
+		ProcessedVoteCache cache = mock(ProcessedVoteCache.class);
+		when(cache.complete(any(UUID.class))).thenReturn(true);
+		BackendProxyMessageRouter voteRouter = new BackendProxyMessageRouter(plugin,
+				mock(BackendPresenceManager.class), mock(BackendGlobalDataSync.class),
+				mock(BackendVotePartySync.class), cache);
+		for (String service : new String[] { "[Spoofed]", "bad\\name", "bad\nname", "bad\u2060name" }) {
+			for (boolean reliable : new boolean[] { false, true }) {
+				configureDelayRejection(true);
+				JsonEnvelope rejection = VotingPluginWire.voteDelayRejected("Player", PLAYER_UUID.toString(),
+						service, true, UUID.randomUUID());
+				if (reliable) rejection = VotingPluginWire.requestVoteDeliveryAcknowledgement(rejection);
+				AtomicReference<OrderedVoteOutcome> outcome = new AtomicReference<>();
+				voteRouter.handleOrderedVote(rejection, outcome::set);
+				assertEquals(OrderedVoteOutcome.COMPLETE, outcome.get());
+				verify(voteSiteManager, never()).getVoteSiteName(true, service);
+			}
+		}
+		verify(plugin.getVotingPluginUserManager(), never()).getVotingPluginUser(PLAYER_UUID, "Player");
+		verify(user, never()).cache();
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void configuredLegacyDelayRejectionNamesKeepRewardsWithoutCreatingSites() {
+		for (String service : new String[] { "Old's Site", "[Old]", "Old`Site", "Old\\Site", "Old\"Site", "§kOldSite" }) {
+			for (boolean reliable : new boolean[] { false, true }) {
+				VoteSite site = configureDelayRejection(true);
+				when(site.getServiceSite()).thenReturn(service);
+				when(voteSiteManager.getVoteSites()).thenReturn(java.util.List.of(site));
+				UUID id = UUID.randomUUID();
+				ProcessedVoteCache cache = mock(ProcessedVoteCache.class);
+				when(cache.reserveWithOutcome(id)).thenReturn(Reservation.RESERVED);
+				when(cache.complete(id)).thenReturn(true);
+				BackendProxyMessageRouter voteRouter = new BackendProxyMessageRouter(plugin,
+						mock(BackendPresenceManager.class), mock(BackendGlobalDataSync.class),
+						mock(BackendVotePartySync.class), cache);
+				JsonEnvelope message = VotingPluginWire.voteDelayRejected("Player", PLAYER_UUID.toString(),
+						service, true, id);
+				if (reliable) message = VotingPluginWire.requestVoteDeliveryAcknowledgement(message);
+				AtomicReference<OrderedVoteOutcome> outcome = new AtomicReference<>();
+				voteRouter.handleOrderedVote(message, outcome::set);
+				assertEquals(OrderedVoteOutcome.COMPLETE, outcome.get());
+				verify(site).giveWaitUntilVoteDelayRewards(user, false, true);
+				verify(voteSiteManager, never()).getVoteSiteName(true, service);
+				verify(voteSiteManager, never()).getVoteSite(service, true);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void legacyDelayRejectionIgnoresDisplayAliasesAndFindsTheActualService() {
+		for (boolean reliable : new boolean[] { false, true }) {
+			String service = "[Old]";
+			VoteSite alias = configureDelayRejection(true);
+			when(alias.getDisplayName()).thenReturn(service);
+			when(alias.getServiceSite()).thenReturn("different.example");
+			when(voteSiteManager.hasConfiguredVoteSite(service)).thenReturn(true);
+			when(voteSiteManager.resolveVoteSite(service, true)).thenReturn(alias);
+			when(voteSiteManager.getVoteSites()).thenReturn(java.util.List.of(alias));
+			ProcessedVoteCache cache = mock(ProcessedVoteCache.class);
+			when(cache.complete(any(UUID.class))).thenReturn(true);
+			when(cache.reserveWithOutcome(any(UUID.class))).thenReturn(Reservation.RESERVED);
+			BackendProxyMessageRouter voteRouter = new BackendProxyMessageRouter(plugin,
+					mock(BackendPresenceManager.class), mock(BackendGlobalDataSync.class),
+					mock(BackendVotePartySync.class), cache);
+			JsonEnvelope message = VotingPluginWire.voteDelayRejected("Player", PLAYER_UUID.toString(),
+					service, true, UUID.randomUUID());
+			if (reliable) message = VotingPluginWire.requestVoteDeliveryAcknowledgement(message);
+			AtomicReference<OrderedVoteOutcome> outcome = new AtomicReference<>();
+			voteRouter.handleOrderedVote(message, outcome::set);
+			assertEquals(OrderedVoteOutcome.COMPLETE, outcome.get());
+			verify(alias, never()).giveWaitUntilVoteDelayRewards(user, false, true);
+			verify(user, never()).cache();
+
+			VoteSite actual = mock(VoteSite.class);
+			when(actual.isEnabled()).thenReturn(true);
+			when(actual.isWaitUntilVoteDelay()).thenReturn(true);
+			when(actual.getServiceSite()).thenReturn("[oLD]");
+			when(voteSiteManager.getVoteSites()).thenReturn(java.util.List.of(alias, actual));
+			JsonEnvelope actualMessage = VotingPluginWire.voteDelayRejected("Player", PLAYER_UUID.toString(),
+					service, true, UUID.randomUUID());
+			if (reliable) actualMessage = VotingPluginWire.requestVoteDeliveryAcknowledgement(actualMessage);
+			voteRouter.handleOrderedVote(actualMessage, outcome::set);
+			assertEquals(OrderedVoteOutcome.COMPLETE, outcome.get());
+			verify(actual).giveWaitUntilVoteDelayRewards(user, false, true);
+			verify(alias, never()).giveWaitUntilVoteDelayRewards(user, false, true);
+			org.mockito.Mockito.clearInvocations(user);
+		}
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	void reliableDelayRejectionExecutesOnceAndPersistsItsVoteId() {
 		UUID voteId = UUID.randomUUID();
diff --git a/VotingPlugin/src/test/java/com/bencodez/votingplugin/neoforge/NeoForgeRewardReplayServiceTest.java b/VotingPlugin/src/test/java/com/bencodez/votingplugin/neoforge/NeoForgeRewardReplayServiceTest.java
index aeeed44eb4..5b8c0a91d6 100644
--- a/VotingPlugin/src/test/java/com/bencodez/votingplugin/neoforge/NeoForgeRewardReplayServiceTest.java
+++ b/VotingPlugin/src/test/java/com/bencodez/votingplugin/neoforge/NeoForgeRewardReplayServiceTest.java
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ void playerMessageOnlyRewardIsSupported() throws Exception {
             runtime.scheduler().onServerTick();
             assertEquals(NeoForgeRewardReplayService.Status.COMPLETED,
                     completion.get(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS).get(0).status());
-            assertEquals(List.of("Thanks Alex from \u2060Service\u2060 at Supported Display"), actions.rendered);
+            assertEquals(List.of("Thanks Alex from  Service  at Supported Display"), actions.rendered);
         }
     }
 
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@ void playerMessageKeepsConfiguredServiceFormattingLiteral() throws Exception {
 
             assertEquals(NeoForgeRewardReplayService.Status.COMPLETED,
                     runOne(runtime, replay, actions).status());
-            assertEquals(List.of("Thanks Alex from \u2060&\u2060aService\u2060"), actions.rendered);
+            assertEquals(List.of("Thanks Alex from  (ampersand)aService "), actions.rendered);
             assertTrue(runtime.deferredVotes().pending(playerId).isEmpty());
         }
     }
@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@ void playerMessageKeepsServicePlaceholderTextInert() throws Exception {
 
             assertEquals(NeoForgeRewardReplayService.Status.COMPLETED,
                     runOne(runtime, replay, actions).status());
-            assertEquals(List.of("Thanks Alex from \u2060%\u2060player%\u2060\u2060"), actions.rendered);
+            assertEquals(List.of("Thanks Alex from  (percent)player(percent) "), actions.rendered);
             assertTrue(runtime.deferredVotes().pending(playerId).isEmpty());
         }
     }
@@ -923,7 +923,7 @@ void playerMessageKeepsFallbackSiteNamePlaceholderTextInert() throws Exception {
 
             assertEquals(NeoForgeRewardReplayService.Status.COMPLETED,
                     runOne(runtime, replay, actions).status());
-            assertEquals(List.of("Thanks Alex from \u2060%\u2060player%\u2060\u2060"), actions.rendered);
+            assertEquals(List.of("Thanks Alex from  (percent)player(percent) "), actions.rendered);
             assertTrue(runtime.deferredVotes().pending(playerId).isEmpty());
         }
     }
diff --git a/VotingPlugin/src/test/java/com/bencodez/votingplugin/proxy/PendingIncomingVoteJournalTest.java b/VotingPlugin/src/test/java/com/bencodez/votingplugin/proxy/PendingIncomingVoteJournalTest.java
index c083e19b12..20fde41631 100644
--- a/VotingPlugin/src/test/java/com/bencodez/votingplugin/proxy/PendingIncomingVoteJournalTest.java
+++ b/VotingPlugin/src/test/java/com/bencodez/votingplugin/proxy/PendingIncomingVoteJournalTest.java
@@ -19,6 +19,20 @@ class PendingIncomingVoteJournalTest {
 	@TempDir
 	Path temporaryDirectory;
 
+	@Test
+	void legacyDelimiterBearingVotesRemainReplayableWithOtherQueuedVotes() throws Exception {
+		var journal = new PendingIncomingVoteJournal(temporaryDirectory);
+		var votes = List.of(new VoteTimeQueue(UUID.randomUUID(), "Player", "R&D", 1L),
+				new VoteTimeQueue(UUID.randomUUID(), "Player", "https://example.com/site%20name", 2L),
+				new VoteTimeQueue(UUID.randomUUID(), "Player", "NormalSite", 3L));
+		journal.merge(votes);
+		var recovered = journal.load();
+		assertEquals(votes.stream().map(VoteTimeQueue::getService).toList(),
+				recovered.stream().map(VoteTimeQueue::getService).toList());
+		assertEquals(votes.stream().map(VoteTimeQueue::getVoteId).toList(),
+				recovered.stream().map(VoteTimeQueue::getVoteId).toList());
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	void atomicJournalPreservesStableIdAndPartialEffectFences() throws Exception {
 		PendingIncomingVoteJournal journal = new PendingIncomingVoteJournal(temporaryDirectory);
diff --git a/VotingPlugin/src/test/java/com/bencodez/votingplugin/tests/ServiceSiteValidatorTest.java b/VotingPlugin/src/test/java/com/bencodez/votingplugin/tests/ServiceSiteValidatorTest.java
index 0b5aa35ba7..30e67a9699 100644
--- a/VotingPlugin/src/test/java/com/bencodez/votingplugin/tests/ServiceSiteValidatorTest.java
+++ b/VotingPlugin/src/test/java/com/bencodez/votingplugin/tests/ServiceSiteValidatorTest.java
@@ -4,8 +4,11 @@
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertFalse;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
 
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
+
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
+import com.bencodez.advancedcore.api.javascript.JavascriptTextTemplate;
 import com.bencodez.votingplugin.util.ServiceSiteValidator;
 
 class ServiceSiteValidatorTest {
@@ -13,39 +16,69 @@ class ServiceSiteValidatorTest {
 	@Test
 	void acceptsCommonServiceSiteNames() {
 		for (String serviceSite : new String[] { "PlanetMinecraft.com", "Minecraft Server List", "Crafty.gg",
-				"https://example.com/vote", "https://list.example/vote?id=1&source=proxy#top",
-				"Research & Development", "R&D", "site_name-2", "Site, Other; Network!",
-				"site%20name", "site%2Bname", "site%20%2Bname", "site%20name%2Bnetwork",
-				"site%20name_with%20spaces", "Top 100% Servers", "%player_name%", "%javascript_vote%",
-				"%be_secret%20", "%25player_name%25", "site%", "site%2", "site%GG",
-				"&kSpoofed", "&aGreen", "&rReset",
-				"&xHex", "&#ff0000Spoofed", "&#ABCDEFText",
-				"Serviço de votação",
-				"Site\u00A0Name", "Site\uFE0F", "Cafe\u0301", "Site\u3164Name" }) {
+				"https://example.com/vote", "https://list.example/vote?id=1#top",
+				"https://example.com/search?q=site+name+network", "site_name-2", "Site, Other; Network!",
+				"Serviço de votação", "Site\u00A0Name", "Site\uFE0F", "Cafe\u0301", "Site\u3164Name" }) {
 			assertTrue(ServiceSiteValidator.isValid(serviceSite), serviceSite);
 		}
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	void rejectsUnsupportedCharacters() {
-		for (String serviceSite : new String[] { "[Javascript=1]", "Site's", "\"Site\"", "Site`Name",
-				"Site\\Name", "Site\nName", "Site\tName", "Site\u0000Name", "Site\u200BName",
-				"{player}", "\u00A7kSpoofed", "\u00A7aGreen" }) {
-			assertFalse(ServiceSiteValidator.isValid(serviceSite), serviceSite);
+	void acceptsLegacyFormattingIdentifiersWithoutChangingMatching() {
+		for (String value : new String[] { "R&D", "&kSpoofed", "%player_name%", "{RED}",
+				"https://list.example/vote?id=1&source=proxy", "https://example.com/site%20name" }) {
+			assertTrue(ServiceSiteValidator.isValid(value), value);
+			String display = ServiceSiteValidator.inertForFormatting(value);
+			assertFalse(display.contains("&") || display.contains("%") || display.contains("§")
+					|| display.contains("{") || display.contains("}"));
+			assertFalse(display.contains("\u2060"));
 		}
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	void formattingGuardPreventsTokensAcrossTemplateBoundaries() {
-		String value = "%player_name% &aGreen &#ff0000Red kSpoofed&";
-		String guarded = ServiceSiteValidator.inertForFormatting(value);
+		AtomicInteger executions = new AtomicInteger();
+		for (String[] layout : new String[][] {
+				{ "[%SiteName%]", "Javascript=1" },
+				{ "[Java%SiteName%]", "script=1" },
+				{ "[%SiteName%script=1]", "Java" } }) {
+			assertTrue(ServiceSiteValidator.isValid(layout[1]));
+			String rendered = layout[0].replace("%SiteName%",
+					ServiceSiteValidator.inertForFormatting(layout[1]));
+			assertEquals(rendered, JavascriptTextTemplate.parse(rendered).evaluate(text -> text, script -> {
+				executions.incrementAndGet();
+				return "executed";
+			}));
+		}
+		assertEquals(0, executions.get());
+		assertEquals("& kSpoofed ", "&%SiteName%".replace("%SiteName%",
+				ServiceSiteValidator.inertForFormatting("kSpoofed")));
+		assertEquals("% player_name %", "%" + ServiceSiteValidator.inertForFormatting("player_name") + "%");
+		assertEquals("", ServiceSiteValidator.inertForFormatting(null));
+		assertEquals("", ServiceSiteValidator.inertForFormatting(""));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void legacyConfiguredValidationAllowsPunctuationButKeepsBoundsAndControlChecks() {
+		for (String service : new String[] { "Old's Site", "[Javascript=1]", "Old`Site", "Old\\Site", "§kOldSite" }) {
+			assertFalse(ServiceSiteValidator.isValid(service));
+			assertTrue(ServiceSiteValidator.isValidConfiguredLegacyIdentifier(service));
+			String display = ServiceSiteValidator.inertForFormatting(service);
+			assertFalse(display.contains("[") || display.contains("]") || display.contains("'")
+					|| display.contains("`") || display.contains("\\") || display.contains("§"));
+		}
+		for (String service : new String[] { "bad\nsite", "bad\u2060site", "x".repeat(2049), " " }) {
+			assertFalse(ServiceSiteValidator.isValidConfiguredLegacyIdentifier(service));
+		}
+		assertFalse(ServiceSiteValidator.isValidConfiguredLegacyIdentifier(null));
+	}
 
-		assertFalse(("&" + guarded + "a").contains("&k"));
-		assertFalse(("%" + guarded + "player_name%").contains("%kSpoofed&player_name%"));
-		assertFalse(guarded.contains("%player_name%"));
-		assertFalse(guarded.contains("&a"));
-		assertFalse(guarded.contains("&#ff0000"));
-		assertEquals(value, guarded.replace("\u2060", ""));
+	@Test
+	void rejectsUnsupportedCharacters() {
+		for (String value : new String[] { "[Javascript=1]", "Site's", "\"Site\"", "Site`Name",
+				"§kSpoofed", "Site\\Name", "Site\nName", "Site\tName", "Site\u0000Name", "Site\u200BName" }) {
+			assertFalse(ServiceSiteValidator.isValid(value), value);
+		}
 	}
 
 	@Test
diff --git a/VotingPlugin/src/test/java/com/bencodez/votingplugin/tests/listeners/VotiferEventDisabledVoteSiteTest.java b/VotingPlugin/src/test/java/com/bencodez/votingplugin/tests/listeners/VotiferEventDisabledVoteSiteTest.java
index b667f52987..c43d21301e 100644
--- a/VotingPlugin/src/test/java/com/bencodez/votingplugin/tests/listeners/VotiferEventDisabledVoteSiteTest.java
+++ b/VotingPlugin/src/test/java/com/bencodez/votingplugin/tests/listeners/VotiferEventDisabledVoteSiteTest.java
@@ -103,6 +103,18 @@ private com.vexsoftware.votifier.model.VotifierEvent createVoteEvent(String serv
 		return event;
 	}
 
+    @Test
+    void rejectsStructurallyInvalidServiceNamesBeforeSchedulingOrAutomaticCreation() {
+        when(plugin.getConfigFile().isAutoCreateVoteSites()).thenReturn(true);
+        for (String service : new String[] { "[Javascript=1]", "§kSpoofed", "bad\\name", "bad\nname" }) {
+            listener.onVotiferEvent(createVoteEvent(service));
+        }
+        verify(voteTimer, never()).submit(any(Runnable.class));
+        verify(overflowQueue, never()).enqueue(anyString(), anyString());
+        verify(configVoteSites, never()).tryAutoGenerateVoteSite(anyString());
+        verify(pluginManager, never()).callEvent(any(PlayerVoteEvent.class));
+    }
+
 	@Test
 	public void testDisabledConfiguredSiteIsNotGeneratedByVotifierPath() {
 		when(plugin.getConfigFile().isAutoCreateVoteSites()).thenReturn(true);
diff --git a/VotingPlugin/src/test/java/com/bencodez/votingplugin/tests/reminders/VoteRemindersListenerTest.java b/VotingPlugin/src/test/java/com/bencodez/votingplugin/tests/reminders/VoteRemindersListenerTest.java
index cbd73c802a..25962f2e3d 100644
--- a/VotingPlugin/src/test/java/com/bencodez/votingplugin/tests/reminders/VoteRemindersListenerTest.java
+++ b/VotingPlugin/src/test/java/com/bencodez/votingplugin/tests/reminders/VoteRemindersListenerTest.java
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ void postVoteKeepsRawActionValueAndSeparateDisplayValue() {
 		when(event.getUser()).thenReturn(user);
 		when(event.getVoteSite()).thenReturn(site);
 		when(site.getDisplayName()).thenReturn("site_key");
-		when(site.getDisplayNameForFormatting()).thenReturn("\u2060site_key\u2060");
+		when(site.getDisplayNameForFormatting()).thenReturn("site_key");
 
 		new VoteRemindersListener(plugin).onPostVote(event);
 
-		verify(manager).onVoteCast(user, "site_key", "\u2060site_key\u2060");
+		verify(manager).onVoteCast(user, "site_key", "site_key");
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ void cooldownKeepsRawActionValueAndSeparateDisplayValue() {
 		when(event.getPlayer()).thenReturn(user);
 		when(event.getSite()).thenReturn(site);
 		when(site.getDisplayName()).thenReturn("site_key");
-		when(site.getDisplayNameForFormatting()).thenReturn("\u2060site_key\u2060");
+		when(site.getDisplayNameForFormatting()).thenReturn("site_key");
 		when(site.getKey()).thenReturn("site_key");
 
 		new VoteRemindersListener(plugin).onCoolDownEnd(event);
@@ -63,6 +63,6 @@ void cooldownKeepsRawActionValueAndSeparateDisplayValue() {
 		verify(manager).onCooldownTrigger(eq(user), eq(VoteReminderType.COOLDOWN_END_ANY_SITE), placeholders.capture());
 		HashMap<String, String> values = new HashMap<>(placeholders.getValue());
 		assertEquals("site_key", values.get("votesite"));
-		assertEquals("\u2060site_key\u2060", RewardDisplayPlaceholders.forDisplay(values).get("votesite"));
+		assertEquals("site_key", RewardDisplayPlaceholders.forDisplay(values).get("votesite"));
 	}
 }
diff --git a/VotingPlugin/src/test/java/com/bencodez/votingplugin/tests/votesite/VoteSiteTest.java b/VotingPlugin/src/test/java/com/bencodez/votingplugin/tests/votesite/VoteSiteTest.java
index 7700bf23c2..f0d92aabf2 100644
--- a/VotingPlugin/src/test/java/com/bencodez/votingplugin/tests/votesite/VoteSiteTest.java
+++ b/VotingPlugin/src/test/java/com/bencodez/votingplugin/tests/votesite/VoteSiteTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package com.bencodez.votingplugin.tests.votesite;
 
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertFalse;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyString;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
@@ -53,6 +54,20 @@ public void setUp() {
 		when(plugin.getServerData()).thenReturn(dummyServerData);
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void legacyAutoCreatedFallbackIsVisibleAndInertWhileIdentityStaysExact() {
+		for (String name : new String[] { "&kSpoofed", "%player_name%", "R&D" }) {
+			when(plugin.getConfigVoteSites().getDisplayName(name)).thenReturn("");
+			VoteSite site = new VoteSite(plugin, name);
+			site.setServiceSite(name);
+			assertEquals(name, site.getServiceSite());
+			assertEquals(name, site.getDisplayName());
+			assertFalse(site.getDisplayNameForFormatting().contains("&"));
+			assertFalse(site.getDisplayNameForFormatting().contains("%"));
+			assertFalse(site.getDisplayNameForFormatting().contains("\u2060"));
+		}
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void testInitSetsValuesCorrectly() {
 		VoteSite voteSite = new VoteSite(plugin, "site.test");
@@ -71,8 +86,8 @@ public void testInitSetsValuesCorrectly() {
 	public void serviceSiteFormattingCannotJoinSurroundingColorCodes() {
 		VoteSite voteSite = new VoteSite(plugin, "site.test");
 
-		assertEquals("ServiceSite", voteSite.getServiceSiteForFormatting().replace("\u2060", ""));
-		assertTrue(("&" + voteSite.getServiceSiteForFormatting()).indexOf("&S") < 0);
+		assertEquals(" ServiceSite ", voteSite.getServiceSiteForFormatting());
+		assertFalse(voteSite.getServiceSiteForFormatting().contains("\u2060"));
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -85,8 +100,8 @@ public void rewardActionsReceiveTheExactValidatedServiceSite() throws Exception
 		RewardBuilder builder = (RewardBuilder) factory.invoke(voteSite, "Rewards", true, false);
 
 		assertEquals("ServiceSite", builder.getRewardOptions().getPlaceholders().get("ServiceSite"));
-		assertEquals("ServiceSite", RewardDisplayPlaceholders
-				.forDisplay(builder.getRewardOptions().getPlaceholders()).get("ServiceSite").replace("\u2060", ""));
+		assertEquals(" ServiceSite ", RewardDisplayPlaceholders
+				.forDisplay(builder.getRewardOptions().getPlaceholders()).get("ServiceSite"));
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -100,8 +115,8 @@ public void fallbackDisplayNameStaysRawForActionsAndGuardedForFormatting() throw
 
 		assertEquals("site_test", voteSite.getDisplayName());
 		assertEquals("site_test", builder.getRewardOptions().getPlaceholders().get("SiteName"));
-		assertEquals("site_test", voteSite.getDisplayNameForFormatting().replace("\u2060", ""));
-		assertTrue(voteSite.getDisplayNameForFormatting().startsWith("\u2060"));
+		assertEquals(" site_test ", voteSite.getDisplayNameForFormatting());
+		assertFalse(voteSite.getDisplayNameForFormatting().contains("\u2060"));
 		assertEquals(voteSite.getDisplayNameForFormatting(), RewardDisplayPlaceholders
 				.forDisplay(builder.getRewardOptions().getPlaceholders()).get("SiteName"));
 
diff --git a/docs/service-site-rendering.md b/docs/service-site-rendering.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..730a45e3f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/service-site-rendering.md
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# Voting-service identifiers and displayed names
+
+Ordinary voting-site names retain their text, without WORD JOINER or other
+font-dependent guards. External display values have an ASCII space on each side
+to prevent adjacent template text from completing a formatting token. For example,
+`[%SiteName%]` renders `[ Javascript=1 ]` for the literal service `Javascript=1`,
+rather than creating an executable rich-format token. Administrator-authored display-name colors and placeholders
+remain supported. The exact service identifier is preserved for matching,
+action placeholders, and queued-vote recovery.
+
+Display-only values originating from external service identifiers or fallback
+site keys use printable ASCII labels for interpreter delimiters: `&` becomes
+`(ampersand)`, `%` becomes `(percent)`, `§` becomes `(section)`, and braces become
+`(open brace)` / `(close brace)`. This avoids executing color/placeholder syntax
+without relying on font support for hidden Unicode guards. For example, a legacy
+`R&D` identifier matches exactly as before but its fallback display is
+`R(ampersand)D`. An explicit trusted `DisplayName` can provide a preferred label.
+
+This also protects already-persisted auto-created sites. It does not rename site
+keys or change reward action identifiers. Existing service-name acceptance and
+persisted ingress journals remain compatible: names containing `&` or `%`,
+including legacy URL-shaped identifiers, remain replayable. Structural delimiters
+such as quotes, brackets, backticks and backslashes, section-sign formatting codes, control characters and
+oversized identifiers retain their existing rejection rules. Delayed-vote rejection messages additionally accept bounded legacy punctuation
+for an enabled, loaded site whose configured `ServiceSite` matches (case-insensitively),
+resolved without auto-creation. Display-name and YAML-key aliases alone cannot
+authorize these legacy rejection rewards; unknown malformed
+names, control characters and oversized values remain rejected before user lookup.
+Legacy brackets, quotes, backticks and backslashes use printable display labels too. `VoteURL` is unchanged.
+
+No configuration or data migration is required. Minecraft client rendering of
+the new printable labels has not been visually verified; automated tests cover
+literal display values, trusted labels, queued-vote recovery and reward routing.