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How do you edit protected questions and preserved questions?
Supervisors and Community Assistants can edit protected questions. Only Community Assistants have the power to edit Preserved questions.
Anyway to edit or delete a question I've asked on answerscom?
Anybody can edit most questions on WikiAnswers. Supervisors can delete questions, but we generally do not.
Can supervisors merge questions into protected questions on WikiAnswers?
If the non-protected question doesn't have an answer, then you can merge it into a protected question. However, if the non-protected question does have an answer, then it cannot be merged into a protected question.
What is a protected question on WikiAnswers?
A protected question is manually updated by a Supervisor. Supervisors may protect questions for the following reasons:* Spammers * Vandals * TMI to add more Some Supervisors use separate questions for a holding bin, to help them work, this holding bin would be protected.Protection is so that the question can not be modified anymore without a Supervisor's assistance.A protected Question is a question where no one can add a answer or edit anything in that question.
How do you edit protected questions on WikiAnswers?
You must be either a Supervisor or Community Assistant to edit protected questions. If you want a question to be unlocked, please email this address: Reopen @ WikiAnswers.com (remove the spaces).
Can all Senior Supervisors edit other contributors' profiles on WikiAnswers?
There are Advanced Supervisors and there are Senior Supervisors. Senior Supervisors supervise a top-level category such as Animal Life or Health. Advanced Supervisors are those who spend time organizing the various catch-all categories as well as Harmful Questions to Delete. Advanced Supervisors have the ability ("advanced powers") to delete questions from the database permanently and edit profiles, among other things. Most Senior Supervisors have advanced powers (but not all), and many Advanced Supervisors are not Senior Supervisors.
Why does WikiAnswers edit your questions?
Contributors and Supervisors change the wording of some questions to fit the Stylebook Guidelines. For further information on the Stylebook see the "Related Links" section of this answer.
Why would you flag an answer if it is better to delete a nonsense answer?
Supervisors have the power to 'trash' questions and every signed in user has the ability to edit and improve questions and answers. So if you think a question can be worded better, edit it! If you think an answer should be deleted because it is nonsense, spam, or vandalism, remove it! Flagging is a tool that allows anyone to alert Community Assistants and Supervisors to questions that need reverting and trashing.
Can Senior Supervisors edit contributor's profiles?
This depends on whether or not the Senior Supervisor is also an Advanced Supervisor. Senior Supervisors are those who oversee top-level categories such as Animal Life or Entertainment & Arts. Advanced Supervisors are those who work in the catch-all categories organizing and deleting questions which don't belong on the site. Advanced Supervisors are also given a few more extra powers such as the ability to edit profiles and other things. So, some Senior Supervisors have the ability to edit profiles, and some do not.
Why do you have to ask three questions to become a category Supervisor?
Supervisors should be well-rounded in terms of their knowledge of the site. That includes knowing how to ask, answer, edit, and recategorize questions properly.
Do drugs stunt puberty?
WikiAnswers does not support illegal drugs (especially at such a young age), therefore will not answer such questions. Note to supervisors: This questions should remain protected
How do you revert an edit on WikiAnswers?
If you are asking how to revert a question to a previous state, you can't. Normal users do not have that power granted to them. Only supervisors can revert questions to previous versions.
