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The most obvious thing to do is to copy and paste content. Note, however, that most formatting will not be preserved. Also note that single linebreaks are ignored by Wikipedia, so if your source uses them, you will get very long lines. You can double all line breaks to replace them with full paragraphs.
Non-admin and admin-only moves; Template index for moving; ... To properly link a diff, paste it into your text where you want it to appear. Include all parts of it, ...
Following an RFC, the policy on restoration of adminship has been updated. All former administrators may now only regain the tools following a request at the Wikipedia:Bureaucrats' noticeboard within 5 years of their most recent admin action.
Sometimes, after a cut-and-paste move is performed, the article at the old title is then edited for some other purpose (e.g., turning it into a disambiguation page). That causes the article now at NewTitle to have part of its history there, and part at OldTitle, but the history at OldTitle also contains the history of NewMeaning.
If the image has been copied from Commons, you must copy the source information from there (simply copy/paste the wikitext as you upload the image locally). If the image has been copied from Commons, tag it with {} so it can be speedily deleted once it has outlived its use on the Main Page. The "easy but approx. 5-minute delay" method
This action must be performed by an administrator (compare pages). Consider placing {{subst:Uw-c&pmove|Example|to=Template:History merge}} ~~~~ on the talk page of the editor who performed the cut-and-paste move. Administrators: Before merging the page histories, read the instructions at Wikipedia:How to fix cut-and-paste moves carefully. An ...
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This is a guide to current practice at Wikipedia's requests for adminship (RfA) process, the mechanism by which editors are considered for administrator status. To become an administrator, there needs to be a clear consensus that you are committed to Wikipedia and can be trusted to know and uphold its policies and guidelines.