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class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Moving pages out of the Transwiki namespace</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Moving_pages_out_of_the_Transwiki_namespace-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Moving pages out of the Transwiki namespace subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Moving_pages_out_of_the_Transwiki_namespace-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-As_a_book_stub" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#As_a_book_stub"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1</span> <span>As a book stub</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-As_a_book_stub-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-As_a_chapter" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#As_a_chapter"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 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The import and export tools can automate these tasks. Now copying by hand should only be done when other options are not available. A link to the original page in the edit summary is the preferred way to maintain credit when importing by hand to Wikibooks. Pages previously copied by hand should be imported using the import tool when possible. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Import_procedures" data-mw-thread-id="h-Import_procedures"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Import_procedures"></span>Import procedures<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Import_procedures"></span></h2></div> <p>At Wikibooks you can <a href="/wiki/Wikibooks:RFI" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikibooks:RFI">request pages be imported</a>. Any pages within <a href="/wiki/Wikibooks:WIW" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikibooks:WIW">our scope</a> will then be imported if possible. </p><p>Generally imported pages should go into the <a href="#Transwiki_namespace">Transwiki namespace</a>. If there is no destination page with the same name as the source page's name, it can be imported directly into the most appropriate namespace. If there is a page with that name, it should be imported into the Transwiki namespace instead (<a href="/wiki/Special:Import" title="Special:Import">Special:Import</a> <i>will</i> merge any already-existing page at the destination page name with the imported page). </p><p>Visit <a href="/wiki/Special:Import" title="Special:Import">Special:Import</a> and fill it out. You must <b>not</b> check that you want to import all templates, as some are customized for our usage. You need to confirm the page to be imported is not a redirect as the import tool will import the redirect rather than the intended page. 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Content that is not appropriate for other Wikimedia projects <i>might</i> be appropriate at Wikibooks, if it fits our <a href="/wiki/Wikibooks:What_is_Wikibooks" title="Wikibooks:What is Wikibooks">inclusion criteria</a>. Content that is suitable for Wikibooks can be added in the Transwiki namespace, and then moved or merged, where appropriate, once a more suitable home has been found outside of the Transwiki namespace. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="What_Transwiki_is_not" data-mw-thread-id="h-What_Transwiki_is_not-Transwiki_namespace"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-What_Transwiki_is_not-Transwiki_namespace"></span>What Transwiki is not<span data-mw-comment-end="h-What_Transwiki_is_not-Transwiki_namespace"></span></h3></div> <p>The Transwiki namespace is not the correct place to add new contributions. 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If a page in the Transwiki namespace needs to be edited beyond what is described here, it should first be moved to a more appropriate namespace, and then edited as usual. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Moving_pages_out_of_the_Transwiki_namespace" data-mw-thread-id="h-Moving_pages_out_of_the_Transwiki_namespace"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Moving_pages_out_of_the_Transwiki_namespace"></span>Moving pages out of the Transwiki namespace<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Moving_pages_out_of_the_Transwiki_namespace"></span></h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="As_a_book_stub" data-mw-thread-id="h-As_a_book_stub-Moving_pages_out_of_the_Transwiki_namespace"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-As_a_book_stub-Moving_pages_out_of_the_Transwiki_namespace"></span>As a book stub<span data-mw-comment-end="h-As_a_book_stub-Moving_pages_out_of_the_Transwiki_namespace"></span></h3></div> <p>If the transwikied content is to be used as the basis for a new book, the new book should be put in a subject category with other <a href="/wiki/Wikibooks:CCR" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikibooks:CCR">classifications</a>. Please do not create a new book if you do not plan on expanding it, as abandoned book stubs do not tend to get developed, so it's better to just leave it in the Transwiki namespace if you aren't going to be making something out of it. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="As_a_chapter" data-mw-thread-id="h-As_a_chapter-Moving_pages_out_of_the_Transwiki_namespace"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-As_a_chapter-Moving_pages_out_of_the_Transwiki_namespace"></span>As a chapter<span data-mw-comment-end="h-As_a_chapter-Moving_pages_out_of_the_Transwiki_namespace"></span></h3></div> <p>If the transwikied content seems appropriate for an existing book, it should be announced on the talk page of the book's main page. If a contributor wishes to add it to the book, he or she should make sure it conforms to the <a href="/wiki/Help:Local_manuals_of_style" title="Help:Local manuals of style">narrative and style</a> of the book in question, because Wikibooks does not have a general Manual of Style like Wikipedia does. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Cleanup_tasks_on_Wikibooks" data-mw-thread-id="h-Cleanup_tasks_on_Wikibooks"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Cleanup_tasks_on_Wikibooks"></span>Cleanup tasks on Wikibooks<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Cleanup_tasks_on_Wikibooks"></span></h2></div> <p>After a page has found a new home, a few steps should be taken to clean up the process. 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