https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=56306

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            Bug ID: 56306
           Summary: VisualEditor ignores unclosed <ref>, whereas Cite
                    extension truncates the page
           Product: VisualEditor
           Version: unspecified
          Hardware: All
               URL: https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thành_viên:Mxn/Chỗ_thử
                OS: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: Unprioritized
         Component: General
          Assignee: [email protected]
          Reporter: [email protected]
                CC: [email protected], [email protected]
    Classification: Unclassified
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An unclosed <ref> tag on the page eats up the rest of the page, typically
including the requisite <reference> tag at the bottom of the page. However,
VisualEditor handles the unclosed <ref> tag more gracefully, treating it as
plain text.

At the URL above, the wikitext:

    Before <ref> during
    after
    <references />

is rendered:

    Before[1]
    Cite error: <ref> tag found without <references/>

whereas VisualEditor shows:

    Before <ref> during↵after
    There are no references on this page to include on this list.

This issue was brought to my attention by an editor who somehow created the
unclosed <ref> tag in VisualEditor. (See the initial revision of [[vi:Danh sách
các chi tiết gợi nhớ đến Disney trong phim Enchanted]].) I’ve reached out to
the editor for information on how they might’ve gotten into that state.

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