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When my bot updates a single reference on Wikidata the text "Changed 2 references of claim" is automatically preprended to the edit summary. e.g. this diff https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?diff=prev&oldid=2443602387 or https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?diff=prev&oldid=2443521057 On 17 December 2025 it was just prepending "Updated Item:" e.g. https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?diff=prev&oldid=2443432605 Bot code is at https://bitbucket.org/WilliamAvery/wikipythonics/src/master/cleanseRefs.py

**Steps to replicate the issue** (include links if applicable): * Visit https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?diff=prev&oldid=2443602387 **What happens?**: Although there is one reference is changes it is logged as "Changed 2 references of claim:" {F71520363} **What should have happened instead?**: It should say "Changed reference of claim" _________________________________________________________ **Original ticket** When my bot updates a single reference on Wikidata the text "Changed 2 references of claim" is automatically preprended to the edit summary. e.g. this diff https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?diff=prev&oldid=2443602387 or https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?diff=prev&oldid=2443521057 On 17 December 2025 it was just prepending "Updated Item:" e.g. https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?diff=prev&oldid=2443432605 Bot code is at https://bitbucket.org/WilliamAvery/wikipythonics/src/master/cleanseRefs.py

**Steps to replicate the issue** (include links if applicable): * Visit https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?diff=prev&oldid=2443602387 **What happens?**: Although there is one reference is changes it is logged as "Changed 2 references of claim:" {F71520363} **What should have happened instead?**: It should say "Changed reference of claim" _________________________________________________________ **Original ticket** When my bot updates a single reference on Wikidata the text "Changed 2 references of claim" is automatically preprended to the edit summary. e.g. this diff https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?diff=prev&oldid=2443602387 or https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?diff=prev&oldid=2443521057 On 17 December 2025 it was just prepending "Updated Item:" e.g. https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?diff=prev&oldid=2443432605 Bot code is at https://bitbucket.org/WilliamAvery/wikipythonics/src/master/cleanseRefs.py