Last modified: 2013-11-06 17:21:00 UTC
en.wp user Fram reports: "When I add something that VE decides needs "nowiki", it usually gives the warning "Wikitext markup detected". However, when I add <references/> to the bottom of a page, he wraps it in "nowiki"s, but no warning appears (while it does work with e.g. {{reflist}})" My testing at https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User%3AThryduulf%2Fsandbox2&diff=571756019&oldid=570197356 shows that <i> and <small> also get nowikied without triggering the warning. <!-- --> neither triggers the warning nor gets nowikied. I am about to start a discussion about whether that is desired or not.
This is intentional; adding a complete set of wikitext detection would be very burdensome (i.e. slow VE down for users) without adding a lot of value. People who know complex things like HTML or advanced wikitext like <references /> will quickly learn that it doesn't work; this functionality is an aide-memoire for newbies and rare users. Marking as WONTFIX, but happy to discuss.
