Possible bug in iTunes 8 adding folders that start with '..'

So I discovered tonight when trying to load tracks into iTunes from a folder that started with '...' (specifically, '...andjustice_forall'). iTunes did nothing. No reaction whatsoever. If I try to load the mp3s in that folder directly, they load fine, but it ignores the whole folder if I try to add it to the library.
I tried to replicate the issue with another folder that also started with '...' ('...andyou_will_know_us_by_the_trail_ofdead'). Has anyone else observed this behaviour? I have a feeling if it's in iTunes 8, it's been around for a while. I'm guessing it's treating the first dot as an indication that the file's a hidden file, and then ignoring the rest of the name.
Can anyone else replicate this? I was loading files from an SMB share served by a Linux host.
cheers,
Klaus

I just sent feedback as suggested, hope this helps. What bothers me is that these songs were visible in previous versions of ITunes. I'd actually feel better if there were a setting I just missed that would explain the weird behavior.
Looking through support topics, I specifically did a search using ".38 Special" and found an article concerning the order in which Itunes displays artists, with .38 Special being at the top of the list in the example... so that also tells me that it SHOULD be showing them. sigh

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