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Is it okay to copy and paste an answer from WikiAnswers to answer another WikiAnswers question when the two questions are asking exactly the same thing?
If the two questions are nearly identical, either recommend a merge, or ask a Supervisor to merge the questions for you. If the questions are not the same, but have the same answer, it is alright to copy and paste an answer as long as you wrote it. Don't take credit for an answer that you did not write.
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 does a non-supervisor request that 2 almost-identical questions be merged?
How a Non-Supervisor Can Make a Merge RequestDecide which of the 2 questions is better worded. Edit the wording of the lower-quality question to read exactly the same as the better-worded question. You will then see a pop-up box telling you this:"The question [wording of the better-worded question] already exists. Recommend that this be merged."If you agree that you would like the 2 questions to be merged, click on "Save." Your merge request will be sent to a Community Assistant, who will make the merge if the request is indeed accurate.Alternate Way of Requesting a MergeCopy the URL of each of the 2 questions and paste them into an email. Send the email to: WikiAnswers @ Answers.com (be sure to remove the spaces).
Is there a quick way on WikiAnswers to weed out all the questions that are exactly the same?
Currently, the ways to merge duplicate questions (that differ immaterially in content) are not as quick as they could be. A feature is planned whereby you could search for specific keywords and edit (and merge) questions without loading separate pages for each question.
Can you merge two questions on Answers?
As a regular member, you can request that the two questions be merged and the supervisor community that handle the merge requests deal with all of them. Regular members cannot merge questions, I'm afraid. However, as a supervisor - we can merge questions to make them one-standing question.
Why do a question's original spelling mistakes stay after suggesting a merge?
Suggesting a merge sends a question to a CA to approve or decline a merge. When you merge questions, you do not change the wording of the questions. Normally we would not notice that the questions do not change because the merge happens instantly, but since there is a delay, we notice it. Don't worry even though it looks like nothing has happened, something will happen.
Can non-Supervisors merge questions on WikiAnswers?
No, they can't. They can, however, suggest a merge.(See the Related question for details.)
Is there an easy way to flag questions as duplicates?
There's no easy about it. The only way is the "Improve" the question and reword exactly as the duplicate question (make sure that they really are asking the same thing). Then a supervisor should come along and the merge the two questions into one.
Is it acceptable to copy an answer and paste it into another?
If the correct answer is the same for both, yes.
Why doesn't answers.com delete similar questions or at least combine them with similar questions?
Answers.com does merge similar questions which will have similar answers. Because there are so many ways to ask the same question the community ties to merge these in t one excellent answer thereby allowing the system to find that answer if the question is posted in a way it has recorded previously. The issue comes from poorly created questions which require additional help, often from the supervisors to trace down what exactly they are looking to achieve.. Answers.com will only delete questions that cause harm
How do you merge questions on Answers?
1) Left-click the blue word "Merge" on the side of the page.2) In the box provided, "paste" the Question into which you want to merge the other.3) Left-click the orange "Merge" button.
Ano ang mga tanong na dapat itapon?
Please do not merge or trash this question. This is where I merge all the bad tagalog questions that needs to be trashed.
