I accidently right clicked with my water bucket on a fence, and it didn't place the water. Doesn't work on side, top and bottom. I'm not sure, if this affects prior versions, though.
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Duplicate of MC-4582
Works as intended.
Confirm for 1.6.1 and 1.6.2. No problem in 1.5.2