How to Identify Duplicate Articles on wikiHow
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wikiHow works best with only one article per topic. Titles should reflect a "distinct or specific technique" described in an article. Here are a few pointers to help you identify duplicates:
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- 1Understand that duplicates will eventually be merged or deleted.Loading...
- Duplicates have "almost indistinguishable" titles that are "interchangeable or synonomous".
- 2Understand titles that would be considered as duplicates. Examples:
- Be Popular and "Be Popular (my way)"
- Get a Good Boyfriend and "Find a good Boyfriend"
- Apply Makeup and Put Makeup On
- 3Understand titles that would "not" be considered as duplicates. Examples:
- 4Search carefully before starting a new article.
- Search for each word of your proposed title.
- Search for several similar words.
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Last edited:
June 13, 2010 by Lillian May
Categories:
Article Deletion | Merging | Searching for Articles and Content
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