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Can non-Supervisors merge questions on WikiAnswers?
No, they can't. They can, however, suggest a merge.(See the Related question for details.)
How do you merge answers on WikiAnswers?
Only Supervisors have the ability to merge questions. Non-supervisors who reword questions may trigger a merge that will be sent to a Community Assistant for review. If the two questions should be merged, the CA will merge them.
Who has the power to merge questions on WikiAnswers?
Supervisors can merge questions on WikiAnswers. You can notify Supervisors through the Community Forum, which is checked regularly. It will help if you include the URLs for the questions you think should be merged and we'll take care of it.
Will WikiAnswers Supervisors notice if you recommend a merge?
Usually the merge recommendation goes to Deb. Depending on the amount of requests, someone else may help her.
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.
How do you merge two equivalent questions on WikiAnswers?
That depends on whether you are a supervisor, a signed in user, or a non-signed in user. Anyone who can edit the wording of a question can trigger a merge *request,* but only supervisors can actually perform a merge. (This is because we get lots of people who don't know how to merge, or who want to merge things that are not the same.) How: if you can edit the question wording, change it to the same wording as the question you want it to be merged into. If you have the rights, this will ask you if you want to complete a merge. If you do not, this will trigger an email that will be sent, indicating that your username wants to merge these two questions together. For supervisors, there is also a link that allows you to access an area to do merges another way... that should be covered in supervisor training/mentoring.
How do you merge one question into another question on WikiAnswers?
Supervisors can merge, but regular users can only suggest merges. For Supervisors, there is a Merge option on the blue sidebar, which they can use to merge the current question into another one. Regular users should edit the question wording to whatever the question is that they want to merge the current question into. When that is done, a message will come up saying that is the same wording as another question and asking if you want to merge. If you say yes, then that merge suggestion will be sent to a CA to review. We limit merging because we find that many people overmerge, and we want individual questions that are different to be able to get unique and specific answers rather than being merged into one gigantic article all about a certain topic.
Are supervisors of WikiAnswers Super-poweful?
Yes, Supervisors have special powers on WikiAnswers that normal users do not have access to. Supervisor's "super-powers" include the ability to merge questions and set question alternates as the primary wording for questions. Supervisors also have the ability to block users who are making counterproductive edits to WikiAnswers.
Where can you find a list of all the new Supervisors?
There is no specific list of new supervisors. For the list of all the supervisors, see the Related question and Related link.
How many people on WikiAnswers are supervisors?
Currently there are 1070 Supervisors on Answers.com. See the related link below.
How can a member add an answer to a question that has been answered without clicking on 'Improve Answer'?
One way to to merge another question into the question as an alternate. The answer for each alternate will be added to the answer already their. The ability to merge questions together is one of the extra tools given to supervisors.
What is the best way to merge similar questions on WikiAnswers?
Only duplicate questions asking the exact same thing (but in different words) should be merged. For instance, "What is the population of New York?" and "What is the population of New York in 2008?" are distinct questions that should not be merged together. The same goes for "What is the average height of a 12-year-old male?" and "What is the average height of a 13-year-old male?"Only supervisors can merge questions on WikiAnswers. All registered users can recommend a merge by clicking "Improve" next to the question or using the "Improve question" option in the blue Control panel and typing in the question into which you would like to merge it. Then WikiAnswers Support will merge them as appropriate shortly after that. Supervisors can merge without delay.If you are not a supervisor, follow the instructions as described in the Related question below.If you are interested in becoming a Supervisor please e-mail Supervisor @ WikiAnswers.com (no spaces).See the Related Link for help on merging.
