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Incorrect "ISBN with incorrect syntax" error message
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The problem with your bug messaging
You provide the wrong error code again for many users here: https://xtools.wmflabs.org/articleinfo/fi.wikipedia.org/Syyrian_sis%C3%A4llissota#bugs
Why?

  1. "The ISBN might lack dashes between the digits, or it might contain spaces between the digits, but it still provides the link." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:ISBN
  2. "Spaces and hyphens in the ISBN do not matter." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:ISBN
  3. "The use of hyphens or spaces has no lexical significance and is purely to enhance readability" ISBN manual, 2017, p. 11 https://www.kb.se/download/18.71dda82e160c04f1cc412bc/1531827912246/ISBN%20International%20Users%20Manual%20-%207th%20edition.pdf

What should have happened instead?: You should not report bugs when there are none.

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Jari_Rauma created this task.Jun 22 2022, 8:23 PM
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Jari_Rauma added a comment.Jun 22 2022, 8:25 PM

The problem with your bug messaging
You provide the wrong error code again for many users here: [https://xtools.wmflabs.org/articleinfo/fi.wikipedia.org/Syyrian_sis%C3%A4llissota#bugs]
Why?

"The ISBN might lack dashes between the digits, or it might contain spaces between the digits, but it still provides the link." [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:ISBN]
"Spaces and hyphens in the ISBN do not matter." [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:ISBN]
"The use of hyphens or spaces has no lexical significance and is purely to enhance readability" ISBN manual, 2017, p. 11 [https://www.kb.se/download/18.71dda82e160c04f1cc412bc/1531827912246/ISBN%20International%20Users%20Manual%20-%207th%20edition.pdf]
What should have happened instead?: You should not report bugs when there are none.

Software version (if not a Wikimedia wiki), browser information, screenshots, other information, etc.: Maybe it's better that you look at your mistake version number yourself.
Tags: This is your tag, sir.
Subsribers: I don't have any, but maybe you know your subscribers.

Izno added a project: XTools.Jun 23 2022, 3:52 AM
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Aklapper renamed this task from Sending bug back to Incorrect "ISBN with incorrect syntax" error message.Jun 23 2022, 7:46 AM
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Matthewrbowker closed this task as Invalid.Jun 23 2022, 5:52 PM
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Okay, the snarky comments were unnecessary.

All information that XTools sees is pulled in from WikiProject Check Wikipedia: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/source/tool-xtools/browse/main/src/AppBundle/Repository/PageRepository.php$235 To report a bug, use https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Check_Wikipedia

MusikAnimal moved this task from Backlog to Complete on the XTools board.Jul 7 2022, 3:49 AM
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