User:Dc76/FAQ

Q: If I wished to propose the deletion of smth, where would I start?:Dc76 17:19, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

A: There are actually lots of Wikipedias, one for each language. Votes on creating or deleting wikipedias are taken outside the Wikipedia. For creation, the reason is obvious: it doesn't exist yet. To take the vote in just one language Wikipedia would hardly be fair to the others. Think of wikimedia as the master project that owns all the Wikipedias, and some other projects too (like wictionaries). is the general place for closing projecs, while is the master index to all proposals. Notinasnaid 19:47, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

Q: I have moved page B to page A. But now if I want to move page C to page B, it is not possible b/c "page B already exists" (contains the redirect message). I.e., how do I erase the redirect message?:Dc76

A: Hint: You can go [to edit the] redirect page [page B] you just got redirected from by clicking the <page B> in the "(Redirected from <page B>)" message right below the page header. :-) --Illythr 00:09, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

Q: Are my user page(s) (semi-)protected? How can I delete subpages in my userspace?:Dc76

A: Check the protection log. If your subpages are protected, it will tell you when you edit each page. To see a list of all your subpages, click here. Unfortunately, only admins can delete pages. Which ones do you want me to delete? In the future, you can just add {{db-userreq}} to the top of your subpages that you want to be deleted (it's one of the many deletion templates). Khoikhoi 03:14, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

'Q: How many wikipedians does it take to change a lightbulb?

A: About 10 000, one changing lightbulb, other reverting him, other reverting the reverter, others joining in for discussion, others starting revert-war, others starting dispute resolutions, others leading arbcoms, doing RFCUs, RFC/Us, blocking, protecting pages, etc. In the end, the lightbulb isn't changed at all. The new consensus is that a candle will do just fine. (Due to: User:Suva).

Q: What is an "edit war"?

A: This is when several editors rutinely undo each other's edits. There are two basic reasons why this happens. 1) There exist people who are paid to edit WP in order to promote someone's PR image, as it was in 2006 and part of 2007 on Transnistria, until the ArbCom interfered and stopped it. Before this intervention, it was one of the greatest Wikipedia edit wars. 2) Then, there exist Wikipedia Lamest Edit Wars, as in the case which lake gets the name "devil's lake". The basic argument in the dispute, on both sides, was: "mine is the best lake on earth, yours in a marsh".

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