On dim, 2003-01-05 at 19:33, Erik Moeller wrote:
Well,
they do! Editing an article doesn't change what other articles
link to it, or what older revisions of it are stored in the database, or
the presence of its talk page...
The following may behave in unexpected ways:
* Related changes (but I just inserted a link here!)
* Move this page (where did my edits go?)
"Watch this page" might also cause problems: Say you load "Watch this
page" in the background and then save your edit, but with the "Watch this
article" checkbox turned off - in that case the already watched article is
transparently unwatched.
Every one of these is exactly as true if you select them after clicking
"View article", then go back to your edit window.
The behavior is the same, but the expectation is different. Someone who
manages to load a link in the background is probably experienced enough
to realize that this will not apply to the version they are currently
editing.
Regards,
Erik
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