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Created attachment 14079 [details]
screenshot of the error

Steps to reproduce:

1.Go to this page:

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:RYasmeen_(WMF)/12th_december&veaction=edit

2.Copy the reference and the reference list at the end of this page
3.Paste in into another VE
4.Save it

Observed Result:

The wiki text for the text copied is: 

reference<ref>http://cnn.com</ref>
<references />

The wiki text on the page where it is copied to:
reference<ref />
<references />

In Edit mode it says:
The reference is defined in a template or other generated block and for now can
only be edited in source mode.

and the reference cannot be edited using VE


In read mode it shows:

Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed
or has a bad name (see the help page).