Forum:Glitches in the Wiki System

As many of you have no doubt noticed, the wiki has been affected by some glitches lately. Below is a list of the glitches I have noticed and what I know about them, along with ways to avoid them. If you have noticed any other glitches that are not listed, please post about them here. Yyp 14:39, October 28, 2009 (UTC)

The "&nbsp ;" or "whitespace" glitch
Observed problem: the string of characters "&nbsp ;" (without the spaces in-between) appear in place of a space, sometimes after a word, other times connecting two words together. Occasionally, there will be a load of them repeated one after the other. It seems to only happen when the Rich Text Editor is used, and is only visible when looking at the wikitext code.

Explanation from Wiki Central (User: Kirkburn): ''When users type shift+space, this is what appears, or when users type multiple spaces. We can't remove that already exist, because they are used for some valid design issues. However, I'm still hoping we find a way to resolve it - the shift+space issue is really the heart of the problem.''

Solution: None at present.

Advice to avoid this issue: Try not to hold the shift key when pressing the space bar as you type. It may not stop the issue altogether, but hopefully it will at least cut down on the instances of it. Also, please use the "show changes" option immediately underneath the editing window to check for instances of the glitch in your edit. As it seems to be linked to the Rich Text Editor, you may need to use the wikitext editor to remove the glitch.

The "New Line" or "Enter" glitch
Observed problem: New blank lines are added to a page. This glitch seems to occur most frequently immediately after a heading. Again, this seems to be linked to the Rich Text Editor.

Explanation from Wiki Central (User:Kirkburn): ''We're actually working on reworking the editor at the moment, and hopefully it should avoid these issues. (We know of the spacing issues, and we have been trying to get them all fixed.)''

Solution: None at present, but one is apparently in the works.

Advice to avoid this issue: The only advice I can offer is to check your edits using the "Show changes" option underneath the edit window. Remove any extra lines that have been added unintentionally.

The "Image History" glitch
Observed problem: When someone uploads a new image using the same file name as an old image, it replaces that old image. However, any attempts to revert the new image to the old one are not working.

Explanation from Wiki Central: Currently, none.

Solution: None.

Advice to avoid this issue: If you want to upload a new image, simply upload it with a new name. Do not replace an old image.

The "Blue Box" glitch
Observed problem: Usually occurring when adding text on a new line, or separating a paragraph into two, the text that was just edited will be surrounded by blue dashed line, forming a box around the text, and will often have a scroll bar, as the text may disappear off the side of the screen.

Explanation: There is a simple reason for this occurring. The code used for wikia dictates that if a new line starts off with a blank space, then it will add the blue box to all text from there to the next empty line. This only applies to the start of a new paragraph, so spaces at the start of lines after the first line of a paragraph are unaffected.

Solution: Easy. Just make sure that there is not a space before any text at the start of a new paragraph.

Advice to avoid this issue: See above.

Comments
Please post any comments here, so that they may be kept separate from the glitch summaries. Yyp 14:39, October 28, 2009 (UTC)