Thread:Extension talk:ParserFunctions/ ifexist shows up as link in WhatLinksHere/reply (10)

Really that's complete nonsense. I'm not a total expert on PHP coding, but I know enough to know that isn't true. The other functions that do a similar database query do not need any such drastic measures. While I'm sure it seemed like a good idea, it's not worth it. It causes more harm than good to have it in there. Find another way to get an unnecessary extra purge. It's not like this is a minor issue. This one line of code can cause a whole lot of chaos, not worth keeping. As I have said, we've tested it and have not seen any of theses supposed "purging" problems that are claimed to happen without it.