User talk:Steel359/Reference-style external links

The problem

Apparently, it is the question mark that throws it off. Figured it out by using a site I made. (ex: ^[{{{1}}}]) (reposted from Sango123's talk page) EVula 20:03, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

Replace the mode=error with something (in this case "example") and it works.^[1] This is confusing -- Steel 20:08, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

Ah, then it's the = that is screwing it up. At least we know what the exact cause is now... EVula 20:13, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

I think EVula's right about the = character; it can be used in templates in this manner: {{oldafdfull|result=keep}}, so that might be messing things up. Sango123 22:07, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

You're an expert on this kind of thing, isn't there any way to get it working? -- Steel 22:11, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

Yes, there is. Simply replace the equal sign with = and it works like a charm.^[2] You can find more HTML codes here if you have any more problems with other characters. Sango123 23:18, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

Thanks a bunch. Just out of interest, did you know that off the top of your head, or did you take the time to go looking? -- Steel 23:20, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

Sure, glad to help. :) I had a hunch about it at first, and after looking up the code, I tried it out and found that it worked. Sango123 00:40, 4 September 2006 (UTC)