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::*Information in one article on the same topic not in the second. | ::*Information in one article on the same topic not in the second. | ||
:*'''Why fix:''' | :*'''Why fix:''' | ||
::*All material on a topic should be in one article rather than in many others. | ::*All material on a topic should be in one article rather than in many others. Or the very least, links from each of the articles to all the others. | ||
:*'''Help links:''' | :*'''Help links:''' | ||
::*[[Help:Redirects|Help Redirects]]. | ::*[[Help:Redirects|Help Redirects]]. | ||
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:*'''Steps to resolve:''' | :*'''Steps to resolve:''' | ||
::#Compare all the articles for content. | ::#Compare all the articles for content. | ||
::#Decide which article to keep in Wiki which we will | ::#Decide which article to keep in Wiki which we will call the target article and the other articles we will call duplicates. | ||
::#Take content from the duplicates and place in the target article. | ::#Take content from the duplicates and place in the target article. | ||
::#Editing of the target article maybe required to make the information flow in a logical manner. | ::#Editing of the target article maybe required to make the information flow in a logical manner. Material may have to be restated to match the langauge of the target article. | ||
::#Erase the text from the duplicates and place a Redirect link | ::#Erase the text from the duplicates and place a "Redirect link;" to take the patron to the target article by the following steps. | ||
:::#Log in. | :::#Log in. | ||
:::#In the duplicate article/articles click on the "Edit This Page." | :::#In the duplicate article/articles click on the "Edit This Page." | ||
:::#In the rich editor box, type: #REDIRECT <nowiki>[[ | :::#In the rich editor box, type: #REDIRECT <nowiki>[[target article name]]</nowiki>at the top of the rich editor box. | ||
:::#Type in Summary box: "Placing redirect link" | |||
:::#Place a check in the "This is a minor edit" box. | |||
:::#Save page. | :::#Save page. | ||
:::#Check to see that redirect link works. | :::#Check to see that redirect link works.<br> | ||
:*'''Steps to resolve in Wikitext:''' | |||
:::After rich editor comes up, click on the word "Wikitext" in the tool bar just under "rich editor." | |||
:::#Type #REDIRECT <nowiki>[[target article name]]</nowiki> | |||
:::#Type in Summary box: "Placing redirect link" | |||
:::#Place a check in the "This is a minor edit" box. | |||
:::#Save page. | |||
:::#Check to see that redirect link works.<br> | |||
== Archive requests (3) == | == Archive requests (3) == | ||