Last modified: 2014-09-08 11:24:06 UTC
I just navigated to ptwiki for the first time in a while (maybe the first time ever), and I found I had a notification. The bolded link led to this URL: https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usu%C3%A1rio%28a%29_Discuss%C3%A3o:Mosca#wikEd_translation I'm not mentioned there. I am, however, mentioned in a section further down the page with an identical section heading: https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usu%C3%A1rio%28a%29_Discuss%C3%A3o:Mosca#wikEd_translation_2 I assume that at the moment Echo is not checking for duplicate headings when making notification URLs. If Echo could check for this somehow it may stop users from getting confused by notification links that point to the wrong section.
(In reply to Mr. Stradivarius from comment #0) > > If Echo could check for this somehow it may stop users from getting > confused by notification links that point to the wrong section. This is not as easy as it sounds. Consider pages like "Village pump" and similar, where sections get regularly archived. What hash-name is used when Echo creates the link may not be valid when you access it... Perhaps a supplemental permalink (using "&oldid=###") could be accessible in a "corner" of the notification somewhere?
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