Forum:SH:General bug thread

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We've been listing bugs in the MediaWiki 1.19 thread, but at this point any news bugs are unlikely to be connected to the upgrade, so this thread has been created for general discussion of any bugs that may show up from time to time. Remember that if the bug requires Wikia to fix it, it should probably be reported to Special:Contact/bug, but brief discussion here first may be useful in nailing down whether it only occurs in certain browsers, etc., thereby enabling us to give Wikia more specific information so they can fix it more easily. When reporting a bug, be sure to list your browser version, operating system, and skin, as these may provide useful clues to the problem.

One a bug has been verified as fixed, it should be archived to Forum:SH:General bug thread/Archive to avoid cluttering the page with stuff that no longer needs attention. If you feel that a bug was prematurely archived and that it has not been fully resolved, feel free to move it back to this page to continue discussion.

Inconsistent block and talk links
When I looked at my watchlist a few minutes ago, the block and talk links were behaving oddly. Block links appeared on some lines, but not others, and in once case showed both behaviors for on consecutive lines. Also, a talk link for JCRules showed up red as if the page didn't exist, when you can see a few lines down that it does exist; other talk links for JCRules correctly show up purple as a visited, existing page. Vista, Firefox 16.0.2, Monobook. Anybody else seeing this? &mdash;MJ&mdash; Holocomm 23:42, October 31, 2012 (UTC)


 * For that matter, what of regular users who have reported the weird phantom sysop powers? I had seen this before the upgrade and before I became an admin.  It was intermittent then, but according to at least one user, this seems to be a constant thing.  Could this be looked into?  Trak Nar  Ramble on 06:18, November 3, 2012 (UTC)


 * Oddly, the phantom block links are something I never saw before becoming an admin. Vista, Monobook, latest stable version of Firefox at all times. &mdash;MJ&mdash; Training Room 19:41, November 3, 2012 (UTC)

Namespace drop-down box in RC page
On the Recent Changes page, the Namespace drop down box near the top does not work, it does not open, it does nothing in the latest version of Firefox. I just checked and it does work in IE version 9.0.10. -  JMAS  Jolly Trooper.png Hey, it's me! 04:04, November 1, 2012 (UTC)
 * The namespace dropdown is an incredible piece of crap and needs to die. It deliberately breaks core MediaWiki functionality. -- Darth Culator  (Talk) 04:22, November 1, 2012 (UTC)
 * That's fine. If we can kill it, go for it - particularly if it screws stuff up. Though if it is going to stay, it would be nice if it worked. *shrug* -  JMAS  Jolly Trooper.png Hey, it's me! 04:29, November 1, 2012 (UTC)
 * JMAS, is it broken if you uncheck the Ajax RC checkbox and refresh the page? Works for me in Firefox. If it is just the Ajax RC issue, I can fix it I believe. Culator: what core functionality does it break? It really does something that core should be doing, i.e. letting you filter on more than one namespace at once, which has always been a pain of core's RC filter. Cheers, grunny &#64; wookieepedia :&#126;$ 04:33, November 1, 2012 (UTC)
 * "is it broken if you uncheck the Ajax RC checkbox and refresh the page?" No, it appears to be the AJAX that's breaking it. Firefox 16.0.2 (latest version). &mdash;MJ&mdash; Comlink 05:06, November 1, 2012 (UTC)
 * OK, should be fixed. Refresh your browser's cache and it should be all good. Cheers, grunny &#64; wookieepedia :&#126;$ 05:31, November 1, 2012 (UTC)
 * Grunny: Ever since it was implemented, RC links with namespace selections in them no longer function. You can only select namespaces with this stupid dropdown and its javascript, or cookie, or whatever in the hell it uses. At least that's how it was last I checked. All such links have since dropped off my history because I gave up on them. -- Darth Culator  (Talk) 13:48, November 1, 2012 (UTC)
 * Ah, I have feeling that's a reported bug, I'll double check and get back to you on the status of that. Cheers, grunny &#64; wookieepedia :&#126;$ 13:54, November 1, 2012 (UTC)

RSS feed

 * The RSS feed from Wookieepedia NewsNet that's displayed on the Main Page is cutting off all NewsNet post titles after an apostrophe. For example, "Tinwe: May's Wookieepedian of the Month" is just showing up as "Tinwe: May" . Menkooroo (talk) 21:26, June 26, 2012 (UTC)
 * Same here on both your problems. Why can't Wikia just leave shit alone?  IFYLOFD  ( Floyd's crib ) 22:34, June 26, 2012 (UTC)
 * Here too. ' ℬiggestℒeo ' (ℳeeting ℛoom) 23:11, June 26, 2012 (UTC)
 * Same on Chrome. Cade   Calrayn  StupidRepublicEmblem-Traced-TORkit.svg 03:22, June 27, 2012 (UTC)
 * Wikia Update: - Can confirm the issue, have filed a bug ticket about this this morning. --daNASCAT 14:12, July 6, 2012 (UTC)
 * This appears to have been fixed. If it's still doing it on your end, let us know. &mdash;MJ&mdash; Comlink Saturday, July 14, 2012, 01:42 UTC
 * I don't think it's fixed. I edited all the titles to remove apostrophes so that they would display in full. Menkooroo (talk) 20:43, July 15, 2012 (UTC)
 * Ah, I didn't notice that. I've reverted the [RESOLVED] tag. Actually, could you re-edit the titles to put the apostrophes (or at least one) back? Otherwise, we really have no way of knowing when this is fixed. &mdash;MJ&mdash;</b> Holocomm</b> Monday, July 16, 2012, 00:38 UTC
 * I don't know if that would help at this point, since it doesn't seem to be updating at all now. -- Darth Culator  (Talk) 01:24, July 16, 2012 (UTC)
 * "The Wackiest of Wookieepedia" is now "The Wackiest of Wookieepedia's Wacky." I'll keep checking over the next few days to see if it shows up. Menkooroo (talk) 04:35, July 16, 2012 (UTC)
 * That article will be off of the Main Page soon, so I removed the apostrophe from the title and added it to the newest one. "Dangerdan97 brings home the Wookieepedian of the Month's trophy." Keep an eye on the Main Page. Menkooroo (talk) 03:19, August 2, 2012 (UTC)
 * Now it should be "DarthPrime — the mystery man of the month" on which you should keep your eye. If this is fixed, it will read "DarthPrime — the mystery man of the month’s month." Menkooroo (talk) 06:28, October 12, 2012 (UTC)
 * Looks like the problem exists for hyphens, too. Changed the three dashes to a colon. Menkooroo (talk) 01:03, October 15, 2012 (UTC)
 * Now the DarthPrime entry has disappeared from the Main Page completely. All that's there is the datestamp. No article title or link. &mdash;MJ&mdash;</b> Jedi Council Chambers</b> 02:28, November 23, 2012 (UTC)
 * I've reported this to Wikia. &mdash;MJ&mdash;</b> Jedi Council Chambers</b> 03:43, November 23, 2012 (UTC)
 * I just committed the code fix for this and it will go live next Wednesday. Cheers, grunny &#64; wookieepedia :&#126;$ 14:28, November 27, 2012 (UTC)

No JavaScript or images on Firefox 16
I'm getting almost no images, just blank spaces the size of the image, and absolutely no JavaScript is loading. Vista/Monobook/Firefox 16.0.2. IE9 does not have this problem. Anybody else seeing this? &mdash;MJ&mdash;</b> Comlink</b> 23:28, November 23, 2012 (UTC)


 * Upgraded to Firefox 17.0 and the problem disappeared. &mdash;MJ&mdash;</b> Comlink</b> 23:33, November 23, 2012 (UTC)

Odd error deleting file
When I deleted File:TerrenceCarson.jpg, after entering the reason and clicking the delete button, I got the following message:

The deletion was successful, so I don't know what this error means. Any idea? &mdash;MJ&mdash;</b> Council Chambers</b> 01:37, November 26, 2012 (UTC)

Notes and references pointing me in the wrong direction

 * Latest version of Firefox, Windows XP and Vista (has happened on two different computers), Monobook. If I'm browsing the "Notes and references" section of an article and I click on a ref, it should take me to that ref's position in the article, but it doesn't. It takes me to the wrong ref entirely. Weirdly enough, if it's a ref note that appears multiple times, clicking on one of the various incarnations (eg 4.0, 4.1, 4.2) will take me to the right place, but if it's a ref note that appears once, clicking on the arrow will lead me astray. For example, in today's Featured article, Brooks Carlson, clicking on the arrow next to refs [8], [9], [10], and [11] takes me to where ref [3] is in the article. Ref [3] is the first reference that only appears once. It seems to have taken over all of the other references that only appear once. I get the same problem with other articles, too --- the first ref note that only appears once is the one to which I get pointed whenever I click on any reference note that only appears once. Menkooroo (talk) 03:05, November 26, 2012 (UTC)
 * I've noticed this too. Toprawa and Ralltiir (talk) 03:09, November 26, 2012 (UTC)
 * I committed the code fix for this yesterday and it will go live next Wednesday. Cheers, grunny &#64; wookieepedia :&#126;$ 14:27, November 27, 2012 (UTC)