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This does not work – because any change must be parsed as an addition of new lines of text, not a change to existing lines. Therefore, to fix the problem, you will have to add a new line , this time successfully linking the user's user page and signing your post.
Hello Ping fix. I noticed your attempt to fix a ping. Unfortunately, that method does not work. The notifications system only informs a user when you link their username in the same saved edit as you successfully sign your post. A ping cannot be fixed in a later edit by adding your signature or fixing a botched username.
Ping operates by means of Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) packets. Pinging involves sending an ICMP echo request to the target host and waiting for an ICMP echo reply. The program reports errors, packet loss , and a statistical summary of the results, typically including the minimum, maximum, the mean round-trip times, and standard ...
In some cases (usually when changing another, recent, comment with a signature) the parser does not realise that a user has made a new signed comment, and so does not trigger a notification. The technical requirements for notifications to work are described in mw:Help:Echo § Technical details. Confusing section titles. On pages with ...
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Trigger a notification to one or several registered user(s) you are replying to in a discussion. Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status Username #1 1 The name of the first user that you want to notify User required Username #2 2 The name of the second user you want to notify (optional) User optional Username #3 3 The name of the third user you want to notify ...
The link will not be red for non-existing user pages, the blue link will have a lighter color than usual for most readers, and the page the template is used on will not appear at Special:WhatLinksHere for the user page.