When having <references /> or <references group="foo" /> on page where there is no <ref> or <ref group="foo">, it silently ignores the <references /> tag, while it should trigger and display an error like "Missing <ref> tag for <references />" or "Missing <ref> tag in group "foo" for <references group="foo" />".
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- Mentioned In
- T184706: Badly introduced inline references do not throw a warning
T123896: Provide a way how to find out if there are no references or the number of references in given group - Mentioned Here
- T69700: Cite: Provide a way for users to find articles which have the reference list inserted automatically
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Are you sure this is a regression? This sounds like a sensible feature request, but I'm afraid it has always been this way.
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Hmm, that seems different, though? That is about <ref> without <references>. This is about <references> without <ref>. (Or should I read the tasks more closely?)
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To have reference list inserted automatically = to have <ref> without
<references />. Previously there was a warning and no category (which could
be hacked though), now there is neither. I have linked the task because I'm
not sure about merging them.
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It also seems to me that the linked task is the opposite configuration of missing code.
This is about when you have <references /> present in page wikitext, but don't have any <ref> there (aka the references list is empty).
OTOH I am also pretty sure that this is a regression as I wrote in my original description.