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Regular members may certainly ask to have questions merged. They are encouraged to do so when they run across contributions that are asking the same question. This helps the site supervisors to maintain the integrity of WikiAnswers, and keeps regular members involved.
To request questions be merged, do the following:
1. Go to one of the questions.
2. Click on Improve Question.
3. Type the question you want it to be merged with.
4. A popup will appear asking if you want to merge the questions.
To request 2 locked questions be merged, simply copy the URL's of both questions and paste them into an email to Supervisor @ wikianswers.com (be sure to remove the spaces).
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Can you merge multiple questions at once?
No, you cannot merge multiple questions at once. You can only merge multiple alternates at one time.
How do you merge answers on WikiAnswers?
Only Supervisors have the ability to merge questions. Non-supervisors who reword questions may trigger a merge that will be sent to a Community Assistant for review. If the two questions should be merged, the CA will merge them.
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.
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.
Why do you not answer the questions that us people ask you?
Questions are answered. Some take longer than others.
Can TIP Members merge questions?
Members of The Initiates Program do not have access to the merge tool. TIP members can request merges in the same way as other contributors by changing the wording of a question to match the wording of the question they wish it to be merged to. You can also ask a supervisor to merge questions for you (or your TIP Supervisor if you are a member). Merging is a supervisor-only tool.
Who has the power to merge questions on WikiAnswers?
Supervisors can merge questions on WikiAnswers. You can notify Supervisors through the Community Forum, which is checked regularly. It will help if you include the URLs for the questions you think should be merged and we'll take care of it.
What should you do if WikiAnswers does not merge the similar questions that you have recommended a merge for?
If you believe that two questions should be merged, but the recommendation for one did not seem to work, contact any Supervisor or Community Assistant on WikiAnswers. They can merge questions very quickly for you if they are, indeed, similar enough.
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.)
How do you merge two equivalent questions on WikiAnswers?
That depends on whether you are a supervisor, a signed in user, or a non-signed in user. Anyone who can edit the wording of a question can trigger a merge *request,* but only supervisors can actually perform a merge. (This is because we get lots of people who don't know how to merge, or who want to merge things that are not the same.) How: if you can edit the question wording, change it to the same wording as the question you want it to be merged into. If you have the rights, this will ask you if you want to complete a merge. If you do not, this will trigger an email that will be sent, indicating that your username wants to merge these two questions together. For supervisors, there is also a link that allows you to access an area to do merges another way... that should be covered in supervisor training/mentoring.
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.
