Wikipedia talk:Splitting
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[edit] Handling improper splits
According to the current version of Wikipedia:Splitting:
To conform with §4(I) of the GFDL, the new page should be created with an edit summary noting "split content from [[article name]]". (Do not omit this step or omit the page name.) A note should also be made in the edit summary of the source article, "split content to [[article name]]", to protect against the article subsequently being deleted and the history of the new page eradicated.
What should be done if that step was omitted? Would it be adequate to make a dummy edit with the split summary? Does the page need to be deleted and re-created with a split notice in the summary of the first edit? -- Gordon Ecker (talk) 04:24, 5 November 2008 (UTC)
- Sorry for the very long delay in response. A dummy edit should be sufficient. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 20:43, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
- Okay, I think this should be mentioned somewhere in the procedure section. -- Gordon Ecker (talk) 03:08, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
[edit] New template
I was bold and created a new template, {{Splitfrom}}. This can be placed on the talk page of an article from which material was copied. Comments are welcome. ☺Coppertwig(talk) 21:20, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Does not actually explain how to split an article.
I don't know how to split an article, and Wikipedia:Splitting does not actually explain how to do so. It only explains how to format the edit summary to label the edit as a split, not what steps are required to actually produce the split. Request that an editor with knowledge of how to split articles improve this guide to make it a step by step guide to splitting an article.Librarylefty (talk) 23:47, 16 May 2010 (UTC)
[edit] Forms
Split (pres.), splat (pret.), splut (supine), splot (noun). Because I decided so. ... said: Rursus (mbork³) 21:51, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
