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Do alternates I split before I joined The Initiates Program count towards my splitting alternates mission total?
No, alternates that you split before joining The Initiates Program do not count towards your total for the splitting alternates mission. Similarly, any alternates that you split whilst on a previous mission do not count towards your total either. It is only the alternates that you split from the start date of your mission that count towards the mission. You can check how many alternates you have split by clicking on "My contributions" on the blue menu and filtering to "Alternates (other)".
How does a Supervisor perform a Batch Split?
A supervisor looks at the 'edit alternates' option on the blue bar while viewing the question. There should show blank boxes on each alternate. Check as many as you want and select 'split'. Be sure to batch split alternates that need to be split, and select the 'split & merge' option for alternates that need to be split from the original question but need to be merged together. (note: all alternates checked while 'split & merging' will be merged together into a question, you can't pick and choose, so be sure that all the alternates selected go together)
How do you get rid of edit alternates?
You may split, move, or Supervisors only: split and mergealternates.
When I do splitting missions do alternates I split for SPA tasks get counted towards the TIP task too?
Yes. Any alternates you split for any other programs can also count towards your TIP mission total.
What are Courtney's working questions?
This is a placeholder working question for working with alternates. Please do not delete. But feel free to categorize the alternates. If you wonder about the category, it is here because this is the easiest place to split them from for the majority of alternates.
How do you go about splitting a question on answers com?
You would go to the alternates page and choose the second option below the alternate you wish to split into a new question. Then you would edit the categories if necessary, and then answer if you are able to do so.
How do you batch merge in WikiAnswers?
Sadly, there is no supervisor power to batch merge questions yet. There is something similar to this, which is the split and merge feature in the 'Edit Alternates' section of any question. You can click that button to split and merge all selected alternates and move them to another question, all at once; however, the question must already be in the alternates to do so.
What can you do to get rid of the edit alternates?
Alternates on their own cannot be edited. If split, however, the previously alternate question can be edited as long as the question does not already exist (Supervisors can merge in this case). Therefore, there is no way to get rid of "edit alternates", as it is a feature that does not exist.
What are poorly-worded computer questions?
This is a holding question for alternates that are poorly phrased, ambiguous, or outright incomprehensible. Please do not split the alternates out unless you are going to reword them into a sensible question.
What happened to splitting questions?
Nothing happened to splitting questions. If a question has alternates, you can split them off.
Which is WikiAnswers in bigger need of - answers or alternates?
The alternates come in like avalanches. What we need most are well thought-out answers and some help organizing (moving questions to their appropriate categories and splitting out alternates that are attached to the wrong question). You can volunteer by contacting the supervisor of your favorite category or checking in on the WikiAnswers forum for more information.
What are the differences between a Premier Answerer and an Alternates Specialist?
A Premier Answerer is recognised for their outstanding answers (only Non-Supervisors may receive this badge), whilst an Alternates Specialist is a member of the Vandal Patrol (Supervisors only) that deals with questions with large amounts of alternates, splitting, rewording and recategorizing the alternates.
