Index: lams_tool_preview/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/peerreview/web/controller/MonitoringController.java
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diff -u -r3317bc79e858810750b2d6aacbcb4a0a6d36b841 -r9bc29026b38d8068d7be685e2a627890af31db33
--- lams_tool_preview/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/peerreview/web/controller/MonitoringController.java	(.../MonitoringController.java)	(revision 3317bc79e858810750b2d6aacbcb4a0a6d36b841)
+++ lams_tool_preview/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/peerreview/web/controller/MonitoringController.java	(.../MonitoringController.java)	(revision 9bc29026b38d8068d7be685e2a627890af31db33)
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@
 		    userData.add(i);
 		    userData.add((String)ratingDetails[4]);
 		    String commentText = HtmlUtils.htmlEscape(comment);
-		    commentText = StringUtils.replace(commentText, "&lt;BR&gt;", "<BR/>");
+		    commentText = StringUtils.replace(commentText, "&lt;BR&gt;", "<BR/>").replace("\n", "<BR/>");
 		    userData.add(commentText);
 		    userData.add("Comments");
 
Index: lams_tool_preview/web/pages/learning/hedging.jsp
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diff -u -r1042117ad93a6a9f93d8b1c8be7e718b7efd383f -r9bc29026b38d8068d7be685e2a627890af31db33
--- lams_tool_preview/web/pages/learning/hedging.jsp	(.../hedging.jsp)	(revision 1042117ad93a6a9f93d8b1c8be7e718b7efd383f)
+++ lams_tool_preview/web/pages/learning/hedging.jsp	(.../hedging.jsp)	(revision 9bc29026b38d8068d7be685e2a627890af31db33)
@@ -44,21 +44,12 @@
 		
 		<c:if test="${criteriaRatings.ratingCriteria.commentsEnabled && ! finishedLock}">
 		function validateJustification() {
-			
-			var justify = document.getElementById("justify");
-			
-			//replace special characters with HTML tags
-		    var tempTextarea = jQuery('<textarea/>');
-		    filterData(justify, tempTextarea);
-			var comment = tempTextarea.value;
-
 			//word count limit
 			var wordLimit = ${criteriaRatings.ratingCriteria.commentsMinWordsLimit};
 			if (wordLimit != 0) { 
-				var value =  $("#justify").val();
-				value = value.trim();
-				
-			    var wordCount = value ? (value.replace(/['";:,.?\-!]+/g, '').match(/\S+/g) || []).length : 0;
+				var justify = document.getElementById("justify"),
+					value =  $("#justify").val().trim(),
+					wordCount = value ? (value.replace(/['";:,.?\-!]+/g, '').match(/\S+/g) || []).length : 0;
 				    
 			    if(wordCount < wordLimit){
 			    	var alertMessage = '<fmt:message key="warning.minimum.number.words"><fmt:param value="${criteriaRatings.ratingCriteria.commentsMinWordsLimit}"/></fmt:message>';
@@ -67,7 +58,6 @@
 				}
 			}
 			
-			justify.value = comment;
 			return true;
 		} 
 		</c:if>