Maniphest T400235

Write incident report for list-defined reference data loss bug
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We want to write an incident report because the following bugs lead to some information loss in reflists.

Related bug reports:

T400013: VisualEditor deletes list-defined references if there's a reference containing an ISBN and magic linking is enabled
T400038: VisualEditor deletes list-defined references when editing one of them

https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Incident_status
Draft: https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Incidents/2025-07-17_Cite_%2B_VisualEditor_list-defined_reference_disappearances

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		Status	Subtype	Assigned	Task
		Resolved		None	T400235 Write incident report for list-defined reference data loss bug
		Resolved		None	T400052 Write Cite test to catch the vanishing reflist items bug
		Open		None	T400311 Investigation: Write visual editor debug tool to produce Converter test cases
		Open		None	T400803 Tech debt: review uses of references list item id during Parsoid html2wt
		Open		None	T401334 Split out reusable Parsoid+Cite analysis module from scraper
		Open		None	T401335 Spike: define operational monitoring requirements for Cite error alerting

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lilients_WMDE created this task.Jul 23 2025, 8:44 AM

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WMDE-Fisch moved this task from Incoming to Dev-Work on the Cite (Sub-referencing) board.Jul 23 2025, 11:40 AM

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lilients_WMDE moved this task from Incoming to Tickets in sprint on the Sub-referencing (product board) board.Jul 24 2025, 2:45 PM

awight renamed this task from Write incident report to Write incident report for list-defined reference data loss bug.Jul 25 2025, 11:16 AM

awight added a subtask: T400052: Write Cite test to catch the vanishing reflist items bug.Jul 30 2025, 11:16 AM

thiemowmde closed subtask T400052: Write Cite test to catch the vanishing reflist items bug as Resolved.Aug 6 2025, 8:34 AM

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✔ Fine by me, Tobi wanted to have a last look.

In T400235#11067492, @WMDE-Fisch wrote:

✔ Fine by me, Tobi wanted to have a last look.

Looks fine.

Johannes_Richter_WMDE subscribed.Aug 8 2025, 6:44 AM

awight moved this task from Tech Review to Done on the WMDE-TechWish-Sprint-2025-08-06-Kekstazie-Icecream board.Aug 8 2025, 8:58 AM

thiemowmde closed this task as Resolved.Aug 20 2025, 8:18 AM