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How does Wikianswers find related questions for a newly asked question?
Wiki User
∙ 6y ago
The system matches words in the question being asked - to see if they are already in use in another question. It also looks at the subject matter - to check whether similar questions already exist.
There is a text search engine in the system which indexes and compares the text you have entered against similar test already know to the system. These are then presented to the user who can then make the decision about weather the question (using different wording) has already been asked. If so then the user can get an immediate answer.
Also the systems volunteer supervisors may merge newly asked questions with existing answers when it is obvious that the new question is the same as a question already in the system.
Questions are also categorised to help users look for answers under broad top groupings.
Wiki User
∙ 6y ago
Wiki User
∙ 6y agoThe software is designed to "look" for key words and phrases and match those up.
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Why does WikiAnswers have to pay money for each question?
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Why can't you have parentheses in your questions?
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Why doesn't WikiAnswers block inappropriate questions?
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