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The first tier is alternates is meant to be for all of the different wordings of the question that have correct grammar and spelling. The second tier can contain an unlimited number of alternates that are variations of the alternates in the first tier.
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What is the Bad Spelling and Grammar Tier of WikiAnswers?
The " Bad Spelling/Grammar Tier" of a question's alternates includes all of the alternates that are misspelled or have incorrect grammar. This tier enables us to find more ways of asking a question, directing the user to the correct question format. The tier can hold an unlimited amount of alternates, unlike the first tier.
When do you move questions to the second tier?
Some people use the first and second tiers as they were originally designed, moving only badly spelled or poorly worded questions to the second tier. Other people use the second tier more as a sorting area in which to store alternates that have been verified as correct for that question, so that new alternates can be checked more easily as they are added.
How do you edit the bad spelling grammar tier?
There is no way to edit wordings directly, but you can add wordings with the correct spelling or grammar. If you are asking how to move wordings from tier to tier, after you have made a certain number of edits, you are able to move a wording from good tier to bad tier or vice versa by clicking on a link in the edit alternates page. The alternates should not be edited. This ensures that if the question is asked again in the same way it will go directly to the primary question
How does the system of 1st and 2nd Tiers work when editing alternate versions of questions?
This is higher-level WikiAnswers editing! Alternate versions of questions are created when someone edits a question (the old version becomes an alternate), when new alternates are created explicitly, and when new alternates are created implicitly by people who ask questions and say that they are the same as existing questions. All these alternates become redirects to the "primary" wording of the question. Every question wording on WikiAnswers is unique, so an alternate cannot exist for more than one question. We set a limit of 30 alternates for any one question. The thinking is that if a question can be asked in more than 30 different ways, it can probably be split into more than one question and deserves more than one consolidated answer. The problem with the 30-question limit comes when alternates contain spelling and grammar mistakes. For example, we want "How do you change a tire on a Camero?" to be an alternate for "How do you change a tire on a Camaro?" because that enables the question to be found by people who don't know how to spell the model name of their car (which is remarkably common). But if you allow for spelling and grammar mistakes, the number of alternate versions becomes limitless. There could be an infinite number of spelling and grammar mistakes. Therefore we created two tiers of alternate versions: a first tier for legitimate alternates, and a second tier for alternates with spelling and grammar mistakes. The first tier is limited to 30. The second tier is limitless. Advanced WikiAnswers contributors can manage the alternate versions through the "edit alternates" page.
What is the bad grammar tier?
The bad grammar tier, also known as second tier, is the lower level listing of question alternatives. There are a million ways to ask the same question. Ok, maybe not a million, but you get the idea. So, instead of having several of the same question floating around, the secondary questions are added as alternate wordings of the primary question - which will continue to redirect to the primary question as users ask the questions. There are two levels, 1st tier, and 2nd tier (bad grammar), of alternate wordings. First tier can only hold up to 200 different wordings, while the 2nd tier is infinite. Typically, you would want to place all the alternate wordings into the 2nd tier that have misspellings or bad grammar. This will leave room for the proper question alternatives to remain in 1st tier. Both tiers are searched when the user asks a question to see if their question already exists somewhere in the system, and will be redirected to that question if it does. To move alternates to the bad spelling (2nd) tier: # Select the boxes next to each of the misspelled or poorly worded questions. # Click on Move to Bad Spelling Tier.
How bad must the spelling and or grammar be to move questions to the second tier?
We strive to have almost perfect grammar when answering questions, or having alternates on a question, so it doesn't matter if it's one little mistake or a big one, move it to the second tier.
What is the meaning of 'Edit alternates'?
It means to Move, Separate the Question or Move to Bad Spelling/Grammar Tier of the alternates of that question. An alternate is just another way of asking a question.Sometimes the alternates don't belong to the current question. Those should be either moved to another question, or split into a new question. The opposite of splitting is merging, and only supervisors can do that.Then there are the good and bad grammar tiers. If something is misspelled, uses poor grammar, makes no sense, or is a statement or a rant, then it belongs under bad grammar.Supervisors can also trash alternates in case they are truly undecipherable, cannot be answered, or violate the rules.
Is there a fast way to find the bad spelling tier without scrolling through 300 alternates?
You could set the page size to the largest possible and then go to the last page. Supervisors face the same thing. While there is a batch option for sending many questions to the bad spelling/grammar tier, there is no batch option for sending them to the good question tier.
How does one add a separate tier for alternate wordings?
Go to the alternate you want to add to the second tier and click add to bad spelling tier. The second tier will appear when you tell it to go there. If you are a Supervisor, click the alternate, or alternates, you want to move and click the orange button at the top saying 'move to bad spelling tier'.
Does it matter if a question's alternatives are on the first or second Tier?
The first tier are for redirects that are OK grammatically and with spelling. The second tier are for the redirects with spelling or grammar errors in them. For example, "Meaning of life?" would be in the 2nd, while "What is the meaning of life?" would be in the 1st.
Why is there a tier for bad spelling or grammar on WikiAnswers?
# The first tier is for alternative ways of asking the question that have correct spelling and that are grammatically correct. # The second or Bad spelling tier is for the wordings that have spelling mistakes and are badly worded.
How do you delete alternates on WikiAnswers?
You cannot delete an alternate. However, for ones with bad spelling, grammar, etc., you can add them to the "Bad spelling/grammar" tier. If you are talking about "splitting questions," making the alternate a question because it isn't asking the same thing as the question, then when you are signed in and at the question, on the left side of the screen click "Edit altrenates." Then "split question" (after you find it)
