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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 else can I help you with?
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 is an 'Alternates Specialist' on WikiAnswers?
An alternate specialist is a person who fixing the alternates getting rid of any alternates that are incorrect and obscene or inflamatory by doing this they get rid of vandalism and help out the sites functionality
How do you get rid of edit alternates?
You may split, move, or Supervisors only: split and mergealternates.
How do you add an alternate to a question without contributing to WikiAnswers?
Anti-Contributing to WikiAnswersTo add an alternate to a question without counting it as a contribution point, then ask a question on WikiAnswers. Before you officially submit the question, you can edit it. After you edit and submit it, your pre-edited question will be one of its alternates.
Why does WikiAnswers allow inappropriate answers?
Please keep in mind that WikiAnswers is a wiki Q&A, and as such, anyone can edit answers, questions, alternates, and whatnot (Guests can only answer questions/edit answers to questions.). There are several reasons why people would write inappropriate answers, most of them being vandalism. However, Supers and non-Supers alike are working hard to warn and rid of vandals, as well to clean up the site.
When one question is merged into another on WikiAnswers what happens to the alternates of the existing question?
When merging a question with alternates into another question, the alternates of the merged question are merged into the alternates of the primary question.
How do you edit alternates?
There is no way to, and there isn't a reason for editing them.
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.
How can you earn more contributions on WikiAnswers?
There are a lot of ways to earn more contributions on WikiAnswers. To name a few: Flag questions Unflag questions Split alternates Edit questions Edit answers Answer questions Ask questions Add related links Remove related links Add related questions Re-categorize questions Discuss questions.
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.
When you're asking a question on WikiAnswers and click on one of the questions on the list why doesn't your former question add as an alternate to the question you choose anymore?
This was done to reduce the amount of alternates being incorrectly added to questions as well as reduce the amount of badly spelled or grammatically incorrect alternates. You can still add an alternate to a question by clicking 'edit alternates' and filling in the information to add an alternate found at the bottom of the page.
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.
