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A class has been added to {{tl|broken ref}} so that errors on talk and other pages will show if enabled in [[Special:MyPage/skin.css]]. This does not add the page to a maintenance category.

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display: inline;

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For example, an error will show here if this is enabled.<ref></ref>

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== Question: Who decided that refs should display a big red message when their personal stylistic preferences aren't followed ==

I'm just wondering who weighed the options and decided that a big unruly red message borking up an article is the means to justify the end - that being "descriptive ref names"? This is the case where if you name a ref with a number, an error message states that the ref name can't be an integer and should be more descriptive. There have been many cases were a year is far more appropriate to use as the name, but can't be because somebody has ensured that this template imposes their personal preferences. - '''[[User:Floydian|<fontspan colorstyle="color:#5A5AC5;">ʄɭoʏɗiaɲ</fontspan>]]'''&nbsp;^{[[User_talk:Floydian|<fontsup colorstyle="color:#3AAA3A;">τ</fontsup>]]} _{[[Special:Contributions/Floydian|<fontsub colorstyle="color:#3AAA3A;">¢</fontsub>]]} 11:39, 30 August 2011 (UTC)

:The error is generated by the {{cite.php}} software extension— you can look at the code versions to see the authors. When the extension generates an error, it calls a MediaWiki interface page that defines the displayed message.