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WikiAnswers' Supervisors have a tool called "Batch-Recategorization" in which they can select multiple questions to categorize. Unfortunately, this is not available to non-supervisors; therefore the only way to do so would be manually.
If you have a lot of questions that you think should be recategorized somewhere else, feel free to email WikiAnswers @ WikiAnswers.com (remove spaces) and they will sort it out.
What else can I help you with?
What are some things to do on WikiAnswers?
You can recategorize, answer questions, edit questions, and do much more on WikiAnswers.
Who else likes WikiAnswers?
I personally like WikiAnswers, along with thousands of our other contributors who have signed up and are willing to answer, recategorize, and ask questions.
Which users are allowed to recategorize questions?
All users can.
Is there a list of projects other WikiAnswers contributors can assist with?
1 correct spelling and grammar mistakes 2 recategorize questions that are misplaced 3 remove any vandalism or spam that you see in an answer
Are these answers looked at thoroughly?
There are THOUSANDS of questions on WikiAnswers. Those of us who are supervisors do spend some time checking out answers but we do not have time to check them all, along with having to recategorize MANY questions that are put in the wrong categories, and correcting the spelling, grammar, and punctuation of questions. But we do our best.
How can you thank WikiAnswers for this website?
Add more to it! Recategorize, unflag, answer, track down vandals, etc. There is no end to what you can do!
Where can you find the uncategorized questions to recategorize?
They are under uncategorized. See the related link to take you straight to it.
Where did the name 'WikiAnswers' come from?
'Wiki' is a type of website where members can edit anything, and Answers is the website that bought and owns WikiAnswers, so by combining the word 'Wiki' with the owner website name 'Answers' (Answers.com), it comes together as 'WikiAnswers.com', where members can edit anything freely under the Answers.com name. People can get their answers just by typing their questions in the question box, edit questions, edit answers, recategorize questions, and much more! That is the freedom of a wiki.
Can you also answer some questions on WikiAnswers?
Yes , you can answer the questions on wikianswers.
What is 'Batch recategorization' on WikiAnswers?
"Batch Recategorization" is a Supervisor-only tool that allows Supervisors to add a bulk amount of questions to certain categories. This is useful when a contributor incorrectly categorizes multiple questions in a category.
Where is the Batch Recategorization tool?
The Batch Recategorize tool is available only to Supervisors because of the power of this function and the possibility of abuse by users could be too extreme for the site.As a supervisor, the batch recategorize tool is accessed through Advanced Search, located at the top of every page within WikiAnswers. By using the Advanced Search, type in a keyword in the first search option and narrow the search results by including or excluding categories or by limiting the results to answered, unanswered, or all questions if needed. Once the search results have appeared, you can click on the big, orange Recategorize button at the top of the results and the page will convert into Batch Recategorize mode.To exit batch recategorize mode (and still remain in advanced search), just click the X in the corner of the popup box containing WikiAnswers' category tree. Important: Please read every single question that you are about to recategorize through batch process before selecting it to move. Do not just use "Select All" and assume every question containing your keyword(s) are about the same subject matter.
What is the difference between moving a question to a different topic and editing its FAQs?
There is no difference between moving a question to another topic and editing its FAQs. Every question appears in at least one FAQ (i.e. topic section). For example, this question is in the "Questions about WikiAnswers Website" category. This appears in the location bar at the top as "Location: Answers.com > WikiAnswers > Categories > Miscellaneous > Questions about WikiAnswers Website > What is the difference between moving a question to a different topic and editing its FAQs?". If you click the "recategorize" link (if you're not signed in you won't see this) you can move the question to a different topic/FAQ or classify it under more than one such topic. The "recategorize" form has checkboxes to select the appropriate topic(s). It is somewhat confusing that the topic for a question also appears under "Related Categories" in the left-hand column. This is a backwards way of saying the question is located in the "Questions about WikiAnswers Website" FAQ.
