String profile fields do not use links, smilies and line breaks in memberlist

The value is overwritten with the contact_value, even if the field is not a contact field. See profilefields\manager:

			if ($use_contact_fields)

			{

				$value = $profile_field->get_profile_contact_value($ident_ary['value'], $ident_ary['data']);

The value is overwritten with the contact value