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If the alternate wording is "Is Casting Crowns a Christian band?" for the question "Who is the drummer of Casting Crowns?" They need to be split because they are two different questions.
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What are alternates on WikiAnswers?
"Alternates" or "alternate wordings" are other ways of phrasing the same exact question on WikiAnswers. When an alternate wording is asked on the site, it redirects you to the primary wording of that question. If an alternate wording is mismatched with a primary wording from which it differs, we should "split" it out into a separate question.
What is the meaning of 'Split' on WikiAnswers?
Alternate wordings, or "alternates," are other ways of saying the same exact question as each primary question on WikiAnswers. The primary question on this page is "What is the meaning of 'Split' on WikiAnswers?" You should split alternates that are asking something different than the primary question. Oftentimes when a user is asking a question they will indicate that it is the same as an existing question -- when it really isn't. This causes bad alternates to be created. They should be either split out into separate questions or grouped into other questions using the "Split and Merge" tool. Because we are a Q&A website you always want to take a narrow view when considering whether an alternate belongs under a primary question. "What is the population of New York?" and "What is the population of New York in 2007?" are two different questions and should be split apart. Oftentimes when asking a new question on WikiAnswers, a user will erroneously indicate that their question is the same as an existing question on the site. This creates an inaccurate alternate wording. You should "split" inaccurate alternate wordings you encounter on the "edit alternates" page by clicking "split" next to each of the wordings. Then those wordings will become separate primary questions rather than alternates. Note: There is also a "Split" tool for supervisors in the left menu which enables you to split a compound question (such as "How and where did World War 1 start?") into 2 separate questions ("How did World War 1 start?" and "Where did World War 1 start?").
What is the meaning of 'Batch Split' on WikiAnswers?
'Batch Split' is a tool on WikiAnswers only available to Supervisors, in which incorrect alternate wordings to multiple questions can be split all at one time, instead of one at a time. 'Batch' is just another word for 'Bundle', or basically, a lot of questions, which is referred to as a 'batch' of questions. 'Split' is separating an alternate wording from it's parent question, thereby creating the term 'Batch Split'.
What can you do to get rid of the 'Edit Alternates' on WikiAnswers?
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.
How can you undo splitting an alternate wording?
There is currently no undo function. You would need to change the wordings of the newly-split questions to be the primary from which they were split off. Then recommend merges of them.
What can be done about people saying two unrelated questions are the same thing on WikiAnswers?
Look over at the blue tool bar on the left. There is a link that says Edit Alternate Wordings. Click it, and it will take you to the page where you can split off questions that aren't asking the same thing.
How do you delete all your edit alternate wordings?
Actually, there is no need to delete the alternate wordings. If they don't belong to that question, you can move them to a more appropriate parent question or split them. Only advanced supervisors and community assistants have the ability to actually delete questions and alternates. If the alternates are inappropriate, they can be trashed to a catch-all category or deleted outright in certain circumstances (such as personal details and real names of non-celebs).
Why when you split a question and look for its history it doesn't say who created it Only who split it?
This is because WikiAnswers only tracks who creates a question, and not who originally created that wording in the history. It would be nearly impossible to have a history for every alternate wording, and who created it. Also, since it will cause performance issues, WikiAnswers only tracks who created an individual question, and not an individual alternate wording.
Can you move an alternate question on WikiAnswers directly to Related Questions?
No, there is currently no way to directly move an alternate to the Related Questions section of the answer. If the alternate is not the same as the question (just another way to word it), please split it off and then add it as a Related Question if necessary.
How do you get new contributions on WikiAnswers?
Pretty much anything you do on WikiAnswers can get you a new contribution point. This includes sending a message to someone (for a legitimate reason) and even editing your bio page. You can also ask, answer, edit, or recategorize the question, and even split an alternate from a question.
How can you request that an alternate be made into a separate question?
To, request an alternate to be split into a separate question you can leave a message on any Supervisor or CA's Message board and tell them what question, and what alternate to split from it.
When you split an alternate is that considered on Organization contribution?
Yes.
