Last modified: 2007-01-28 03:15:49 UTC
When I tried to use the {{vandal}} template with user Wwwyoutubecomwatchv=DaqenFwxe2I (see his contributions, etc. at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Wwwyoutubecomwatchv%3DDaqenFwxe2I), this text in the edit screen: {{vandal|Wwwyoutubecomwatchv=DaqenFwxe2I}} became this on the preview screen: Example User (talk · contribs · logs · block user · block log) using {{userlinks|Wwwyoutubecomwatchv=DaqenFwxe2I}} produced the same result. Why does this username mess up the template?
This is not a bug with the MediaWiki software as such. It's a feature of the template system that you can use named parameters, but unfortunately this is causing your difficulty. Use this: {{vandal|1=Wwwyoutubecomwatchv=DaqenFwxe2I}} You can read up on the details at [[m:Help:Template]] and linked-to pages.
