On the Cyphomenes anisitsii page on the English Wikipedia, there was a superfluous <nowiki/> tag in the source—[[Venezuela]] <nowiki/>first described—which somehow caused certain kinds of edits to the page to get mangled. If you delete the <nowiki/> tag, which you can try in the below sandbox page, this doesn't happen.
Steps to reproduce:
- Go to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Deskana_(WMF)/Cyphomenes_anisitsii, which is a copy of the page as it was when it still had the <nowiki/> tag in it.
- Edit with the visual editor
- In the second sentence of the first paragraph:
- Change 2018 to 2017
- Change one to some
- Change is to are
- Delete reference 3
Expected:
The sentence is As of 2017, some subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life, Cyphomenes anisitsii ornatissmus.
Actual:
The sentence is As of 2718somene subspecieareis listed in the Catalogue of Life, Cyphomenes anisitsii ornatissmus.
Other steps to reproduce:
- Go to https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ida_Kami%C5%84ska
- Edit it with the visual editor (i.e. click "Aldatu")
- Open the find dialogue
- Type "Varsovia"
Expected:
Varsovia is highlighted.
Actual:
oviako A is highlighted.
This problem does not occur if you edit a version that has the <nowiki/> tags removed.