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This page discusses a few common errors that you might encounter when editing pages. For help with other technical problems when editing, feel free to [[Help:Contact Us|contact us]], or subscribe to and post questions on the [[Proteopedia:Email list]]. For a guide to the many help pages in Proteopedia, see [[Help:Contents]]. | |||
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== XML error: Mismatched tag at line 1<br>XML error: XML_ERR_NAME_REQUIRED at line 1 == | == XML error: Mismatched tag at line 1<br>XML error: XML_ERR_NAME_REQUIRED at line 1 == | ||
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*'''How to fix it''': First of all, select all contents in the edit box, copy and paste into a safe location (a new [[Help:Plain text editors|plain text file]] outside the browser) to avoid loosing your work. That will be your backup copy. Then, try one or more of these: | *'''How to fix it''': First of all, select all contents in the edit box, copy and paste into a safe location (a new [[Help:Plain text editors|plain text file]] outside the browser) to avoid loosing your work. That will be your backup copy. Then, try one or more of these: | ||
**Clear the cache in your web browser and try again to save. | **Clear the cache in your web browser and try again to save. | ||
**Follow the advice in the error: cancel the | **Follow the advice in the error: cancel the edit, close your Proteopedia session (log out), then reopen your session (log in), go to the page, edit it again, clear all content and paste your backup text. Click the Save button. | ||
**Add <code>action=purge</code> to the url of the page (this will clear some cache in the Proteopedia web server). Examples to do this: | **Add <code>action=purge</code> to the url of the page (this will clear some cache in the Proteopedia web server). Examples to do this: | ||
<nowiki>http://proteopedia.org/</nowiki>w/Pseudouridine<span style="color:red;">?action=purge</span> | <nowiki>http://proteopedia.org/</nowiki>w/Pseudouridine<span style="color:red;">?action=purge</span> | ||
<nowiki>http://proteopedia.org/</nowiki>wiki/index.php?title=Pseudouridine<span style="color:red;">&action=purge</span> | <nowiki>http://proteopedia.org/</nowiki>wiki/index.php?title=Pseudouridine<span style="color:red;">&action=purge</span> | ||
:*Some [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Firefox_users_and_session_loss_bug extra hints] specific for solving a bug in Firefox. | :*Some [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Firefox_users_and_session_loss_bug extra hints] specific for solving a bug in Firefox. | ||