# Discobot cannot distinguish between OneBox and linked text formatting

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-cannot-distinguish-between-onebox-and-linked-text-formatting/396593
**Category:** Bug
**Tags:** discobot
**Created:** [February 20, 2026, 11:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-cannot-distinguish-between-onebox-and-linked-text-formatting/396593 "2026-02-20T11:58:59Z")
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### Author: ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [February 20, 2026, 1:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-cannot-distinguish-between-onebox-and-linked-text-formatting/396593/2 "2026-02-20T13:22:02Z")

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I think this might be a result of the fix here: [Discobot didn't recognize link in tutorial - #19 by martin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-didnt-recognize-link-in-tutorial/229146/19)

> [@](#):
>
> This commit fixes the issue by following a more simplified  
> approach, where we check for the existence of one of the  
> following links from the onebox instructions:
> 
> ```plaintext
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inherently_funny_word
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_by_coconut
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calculator_spelling
> 
> ```

In your example, the link exists, but it’s not a onebox 🤷‍♀️

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