Place a lead on a fence where it has a torch will make remove the torch.
However, place the torch after have put the lead will make work.
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Is this still a concern in the current Minecraft version? If so, please update the affected versions in order to best aid Mojang ensuring bugs are still valid in the latest releases/pre-releases.
Duplicate of MC-13799, please use the search function to see if your bug has already been submitted. Currently over 58% of tickets are being closed as duplicate.
It's backwards, If you place the torch, then the lead, it will work, if you place the lead, then the torch, it will remove the lead. Remember that in Enviroment, you need to write the Opperative system, java version, Multiplayer/Singleplayer, if Multiplayer bukkit/vanilla, and if u had mods. Remember that if u had mods, it can have bugs.
Mc 1.6.1, Linux 12.04 LTS, Java 6, Singleplayer no mods, With a pig. 🙂