Steve Summit wrote:
I don't know anything about link preview popups,
but does the
issue discussed in this thread:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Help_desk/Archives/2009_June_12#.27A…
indicate a buglet that could/should be fixed? Should the preview
code know about <nowiki> in a way that it currently doesn't?
Sure. The preview popups should know about <nowiki>.
Not related to mediawiki preview. Ask the preview popups maintainer.