The contents of the attached Word document, to the extent that LibreOffice will display them, seem to be:

The source code is as follows:
<ref>[http://gypsywaggons.co.uk/varhistory.htm "History of the Vardo (Gypsy Caravan)"], ValleyStream Media, 2009</ref>

Was there a screenshot that you meant to include? Could you give us a link to the article? Could you explain the problem in more detail?

That ref is only on one page, in English and Thai
https://www.google.com.au/search?q="History of the Vardo"+site:wikipedia.org

And I was able to do a basic edit to that ref on Chrome Version 28.0.1500.72 m/Windows 7 Enterprise SP1, in Vector and Monobook

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Recreational_vehicle&diff=565400866&oldid=565097139

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Recreational_vehicle&diff=565401640&oldid=565400866

https://th.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=5049776&oldid=4731458

There must be something more specific needed to reproduce this.

lunarjam.mcgahan wrote:

Further information

See attachment Bug 51725 further explanation

Attached:

This is similar to bug 33105 and bug 41193, but this bug is more specific as it is within the same window.

Steps to reproduce:

1. Create a reference with '[http:example.com example], publisher, year'
2. Open dialog for reference created in step 1
3. Copy the richtext reference and close the dialog
4. Insert reference anywhere, and paste the clipboard

Results:
Plain text paste 'example, publisher, year'

Expected results:
Richtext paste '[http:example.com example], publisher, year'

• Bug 65593 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Today it seems to work well. (Firefox 42)
Or I have not undestood.