Turning questions into articles
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If none of the above categorizations seem proper, a "general info" article may be best. For example, a question like "What are the different kinds of head gaskets" can be turned into an article titled [[Head gasket]]. | If none of the above categorizations seem proper, a "general info" article may be best. For example, a question like "What are the different kinds of head gaskets" can be turned into an article titled [[Head gasket]]. | ||
| − | ==Change the title, or | + | ==Change the title, or redirect it to anothe article== |
| − | + | First, decide if you want to preserve the text of the original user's question. If you do, you'll then want to request an administrative move to a new title (see below). If you think that you can delete the text of their question, and just create a new article in its place, you can redirect their question to a new article (see below). If the article you would've liked to turn their question into already exists, then you'll need to redirect their question to an existing article, and, if necessary, add info to the existing article (see below). | |
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| − | === | + | ===Redirect it to a new article=== |
| + | If you think you can reasonably delete the original question, and just use it as '''an idea''' for a new article, just edit it to remove all of the text, and put a redirect to a new article in its place. The syntax for a redirect is <nowiki>#REDIRECT [[articlename]]</nowiki>. So, to insert a redirect to a new article titled "Sourcing Plymouth body parts", insert the following text in the article: <nowiki>#REDIRECT [[Sourcing Plymouth body parts]]. For more details on redirects, see [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Redirects the Redirect page in the MediaWiki manual]. | ||
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| + | After you've inserted the redirect text, and saved the edit, you should see a large bent arrow pointing to a new article title. Simply click on the new article title, and begin editing. Save it, and the new article is in place. | ||
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| + | ===Redirect it to an existing article=== | ||
| + | What if someone asks an electrical troubleshooting question, and you want to turn it into an article titled "Troubleshooting electrical problems". We already have such an article: [[Troubleshooting electrical problems]]. In such a scenario, just insert a redirect to the existing article (see above). If you like, you can then edit the existing article to include their question, or an answer to it. | ||
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| + | ===Request an administrative title change=== | ||
| + | Sometimes, you may want to keep the text of the original question, but simply change the title. You may want to do this if the question is well-phrased, or has good information or pictures, but the title simply isn't phrased as a question. Only administrators can re-title articles. You can request a title change request via the [[Title change request]] page. Simply enter a link to the article, and your proposed title change request. An administrator will address it, and then leave you a message on your Talk page. | ||
==Build the article== | ==Build the article== | ||
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