Steps to replicate the issue:
- Re-use an unnamed reference in VisualEditor on testwiki using the default interface language (English), resulting in names like <ref name="Book-0">
- Change your interface language – either via https://test.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-personal or by using links like https://test.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Johannes_Richter_(WMDE)/sandbox3?veaction=edit&uselang=de
- Re-use another unnamed reference in VE
What happens?:
- Reference name is in German (or whatever interface language you chose), e.g. <ref name="Einzelnachweis-0">
- Example: https://test.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User%3AJohannes_Richter_%28WMDE%29%2Fsandbox3&diff=760192&oldid=760190
What should have happened instead?:
- Generated reference names based on the project language or at least the page language (= English on testwiki)
- When re-using a reference on French Wikipedia the reference name should always be in French, regardless of my personal interface settings (hypothetical example given that the feature is not deployed to content wikis)