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 ==== Amp Injection Problems  ====
-*'''Problem''': This is a common problem with links. You will see one or more &amp;amps in a link or see a AMP after a &amp; has been used in a title instead of "and". The problem most of the time will not be seen until you look into the page in wiki text for links.With the title of a page it will show up straight away.
+*'''Problem''': This is a common problem with links. You will see one or more &amp;amps in a link or see an AMP after a &amp; has been used in a title instead of "and". The problem most of the time will not be seen until you look into the page in wiki text for links. With the title of a page it will show up straight away.
-*'''Cause''':This is caused by the &amp; symbol. It can be in a link or anywhere on a page. Most of the time it will cause a amp to be injected behind the &amp; symbol.
+*'''Cause''':This is caused by the &amp; symbol. It can be in a link or anywhere on a page. Most of the time it will cause an amp to be injected behind the &amp; symbol.
 *In this example the amp; is injected into the link after the &amp; symbol.
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 '''<nowiki><ref>Wilson, John Marius ''[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/place_page.jsp?p_id=11102&st=airmyn Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales]'' 1870. Date accessed: 11 Nov 2013.</ref></nowiki>'''
-*'''Cure''': First you need to check that the link works. It is easier to copy and paste onto another tab as you check the link. Use this page as your reference. After checking the link the quickest way to solve this problem is to delete <nowiki>"&st=airmyn",</nowiki> this will leave a usable link and stop the amp injection problem. If you deleted just the <nowiki>''amp;st=airmyn''</nowiki> and not the <nowiki>"&"</nowiki> Symbol, the amps will come back.
+*'''Cure''': First you need to check that the link works. It is easier to copy and paste onto another tab as you check the link. Use this page as your reference. After checking the link, the quickest way to solve this problem is to delete <nowiki>"&st=airmyn",</nowiki> this will leave a usable link and stop the amp injection problem. If you deleted just the <nowiki>''amp;st=airmyn''</nowiki> and not the <nowiki>"&"</nowiki> Symbol, the amps will come back.
 '''<nowiki><ref>Wilson, John Marius ''[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/place_page.jsp?p_id=11102 Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales]'' 1870. Date accessed: 11 Nov 2013.</ref></nowiki>'''
-*In this excample the <nowiki>&</nowiki> has been added into a link, which should also be a reference.
+*In this example the <nowiki>&</nowiki> has been added into a link, which should also be a reference.
 '''<nowiki>From: 'Parishes: Matching', A History of the County of Essex: Volume 8 (1983), pp. 196-206. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=63853</nowiki><nowiki>&</nowiki><nowiki>strquery=matching Date accessed: 26 January 2011.<br></nowiki>'''
-*'''Cure''':In this example we have added <nowiki><ref></nowiki> start and finish of the reference. We have taken out the URL and made it into a external link and deleted <nowiki>"&strquery=matching"</nowiki> to get rid of the amp problem. We have also added "British History" so we know what the reference is.
+*'''Cure''':In this example we have added <nowiki><ref></nowiki> start and finish of the reference. We have taken out the URL and made it into an external link and deleted <nowiki>"&strquery=matching"</nowiki> to get rid of the amp problem. We have also added "British History" so we know what the reference is.
 '''<nowiki><ref>From: 'Parishes: Matching', A History of the County of Essex: Volume 8 (1983), pp. 196-206. [ http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=63853 British History]Date accessed: 26 January 2011.<br></ref></nowiki>'''