https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=67700
Bug ID: 67700
Summary: With the deployment of 141583 there is no way to
detect that reference list markup is missing
Product: MediaWiki extensions
Version: master
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: NEW
Severity: normal
Priority: Unprioritized
Component: Cite
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
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https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=66860
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/141583/
When the patch 141583 is deployed, if the reference list markup is missing then
the reference list will automatically show at the end of the page.
'MediaWiki:Cite error refs without references' will no longer be triggered and
no error will show.
The manner in which the automatic reference list is displayed has some issues.
* No markup is inserted, thus follow-on editors will be confused as to why the
reference list is showing. There will be a learning curve associated with this.
* No heading is added, resulting in a layout issue.
* The automatic reference list shows at the very end of the page, again a
layout issue.
On the English Wikipedia (and perhaps others) the error currently places the
page in a maintenance category so that concerned editors can repair it.
Without an error message or a category, there is no way to track this. Either
repurpose 'MediaWiki:Cite error refs without references' or add a different
MediaWiki page that is triggered when the automatic reference list is
generated; it will the place the page in a hidden maintenance category. On the
English Wikipedia, this is 'Category:Pages with missing references list'.
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