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You can't, and shouldn't, even if you could. The alternate wordings still have a function. If someone types a question matching the alternate wording, the search engine can still bring them to the right page, as long as the alternate wording exists for that question.
If you meant removing the alternate because it is not relevant (very common) then you must either be a Supervisor or Community Assistant, or ask one to do it for you.
If you meant changing the Primary Question to one of the alternates that is worded more correctly, again, you must be a Supervisor, Community Assistant, or ask one to do it for you.
If you wish to edit the Primary Question, simply choose the Improve Question option in the blue sidebar, and make the necessary alterations, then click 'Save'.
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How do you edit alternate wordings?
If you click on the toolbar on the menu which says edit alternate wordings, you can change the alternates and add more.
How do you add alternate wordings to questions on WikiAnswers?
On the left toolbar, click on 'Edit Alternates' under the 'Question tools'. At the bottom of the page, under 'Add new alternate wordings', type in the question reworded. Also, alternate wordings are created by saying a question is the same as another when asking a new question.
What can you do to get rid of the 'Edit Alternates' on WikiAnswers?
First, you don't want to get rid of the 'Edit Alternates' button on WikiAnswers. However, if you are asking how to get rid of the alternates of a questions that do not belong, simply click the check mark box (once you clicked the 'Edit Alternates' link) for all alternate wordings that do not apply to the main question, then go up to the top and select 'Split'. Do not remove any alternate wordings that are a reworded form of the main question or are basically asking the same thing as the question.
What is the meaning of 'Alternate Wordings' on WikiAnswers?
Alternate wordings are different ways of writing a question. An example is: "What are alternate wordings?" and "What is an alternate wording?". Both questions are trying to ask the same thing, so when two like questions are merged together, one becomes an alternate wording, so when someone types in that different wording in the ask bar, they will get redirected to the actual, grammatically correct question.
Why is it important to add alternate wordings to WikiAnswers questions?
Alternate wordings enable a question to be found. When you ask a question with the Ask bar at the top of this page, using the exact wording of a question or any of its alternates will send you directly to the question page. For example, "Why is it important to add alternative wordings to questions?" is an alternate of this question. If you anyone asks that, they'll find this page immediately. Also, the keywords inalternate wordingshave just as much value as the keywords in the primary wording of the question. Therefore, if someone searches for "alternative wordings" they're just as likely to find this question as if they searched for "alternate wordings."
How do you delete all your edit alternate wordings?
Actually, there is no need to delete the alternate wordings. If they don't belong to that question, you can move them to a more appropriate parent question or split them. Only advanced supervisors and community assistants have the ability to actually delete questions and alternates. If the alternates are inappropriate, they can be trashed to a catch-all category or deleted outright in certain circumstances (such as personal details and real names of non-celebs).
Alternate Wordings for 'If a towns postcode starts with the digit 6 what state is the town in?
Nsw
Alternate Wordings for 'What is chemical change and physical change and give its examples?
Please see related question
How do you edit the bad spelling grammar tier?
There is no way to edit wordings directly, but you can add wordings with the correct spelling or grammar. If you are asking how to move wordings from tier to tier, after you have made a certain number of edits, you are able to move a wording from good tier to bad tier or vice versa by clicking on a link in the edit alternates page. The alternates should not be edited. This ensures that if the question is asked again in the same way it will go directly to the primary question
What can be done about people saying two unrelated questions are the same thing on WikiAnswers?
Look over at the blue tool bar on the left. There is a link that says Edit Alternate Wordings. Click it, and it will take you to the page where you can split off questions that aren't asking the same thing.
Alternate Wordings for 'When Stephenie Meyers the author of the book the movie was based on appears in the movie what is she doing?
she is getting a vegie burger
When should you move an alternate to the bad spelling tier?
The bad spelling tier is for all correct alternate wordings of the question being asked that is spelled incorrectly, or has a bad grammar syntax.
