Turning questions into articles

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(New page: Oftentimes, new users will start a new wiki "article" that's actually just a tech question. Rather than delete these questions, they can be used as the basis for useful tech articles. Eve...)
 
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Even the most basic, silly, or inane question can be turned into a high-quality wiki article. Here's how:
 
Even the most basic, silly, or inane question can be turned into a high-quality wiki article. Here's how:
  
#Examine the question. In most cases, you'll want to generalize the question into a wider article. Most questions can be generalized into one of the following four categories:
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#Examine the question. In most cases, you'll want to generalize the question into a wider article. Most questions can be generalized into a "Troubleshooting" article, a "Choosing" article, a "Swapping" article, a "Specifications" article, or a general info article. Here's an example of each, with the question on the left, and the resultant article on the right:
  
##'''Troubleshooting...'''
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*'''Troubleshooting:''' 4L60E transmission won't reverse, any ideas? ==> Troubleshooting 4L60E transmissions
##'''Choosing...'''
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##'''Swapping...'''
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##General info article
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For example
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