As explained at https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Newyorkbrad&oldid=561300984#Question_for_TPWs, it goes something like this:
- editor mistakenly adds {{WP:FOO}} to a talk page;
- {{WP:FOO}} gets expanded and suddenly a bunch of users get notifications about a mention wherever {{WP:FOO}} was added;
- editor fixes syntax ({{WP:FOO}}), transclusion goes away, notifications linger causing confusion
Version: unspecified
Severity: normal
URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Newyorkbrad&oldid=561300984#Question_for_TPWs
See Also:
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=48882