Questions tagged [duplicate-answers]
This tag is referring to the process of identifying and dealing with answers that are exact duplicates of another answer.
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Duplicate answers?
Observe the following scenario: You post an answer to a question, and then remember that there is another method to solve the problem. You edit your answer, but after a few minutes someone else post ...
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Why is there no "duplicate answer" comment on late answer reviews? [duplicate]
When reviewing Late Answers, the Delete option description reads
Answer does not address the question, is a duplicate, or cannot be improved.emphasis added
as shown here:
However, when I select ...
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What should I do if a question I'm considering asking would be closed as a duplicate, but I don't understand the duplicate's answer?
To make this clear, I’m asking about a question that I would have that has already been answered but is still difficult to understand or confuses me. I have read this on duplicates, but I’m wondering ...
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Question Clusters - what is the META guideline for consolidating similar questions? [closed]
I would like to help others by consolidating Solved questions that are related to the same Component. Does the Stack Exchange platform have a policy for chaining together Solved questions?
I am most ...
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Posting Q & A, then closing the Q as duplicate?
I posted a question and answered it myself. I then self-closed this question as a dupe. Is this an accepted practice?
I wanted the next person who steps on this rake to be able to quickly find the ...
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Add an option to leave a "This is a duplicate answer" comment when voting to delete an answer from review
When voting to delete an answer from review, the following reasons/comments are provided:
I often come across answers in the review queue that simply reiterate information that is already present in ...
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Are significantly shortened versions of verbose answers allowed?
As an editor, I try to improve answers (often by trimming) without conflicting with author intent. However, I came across an answer that could not be shortened as much as I would like, so I posted ...
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Data and statistics regarding the subject of duplicate questions?
Browsing the WordPress community, there seems to be many questions on the same exact problem, such as: using .htaccess to redirect to HTTPS... Obviously, we are not searching (enough) prior to asking.
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Appropriate way to refer to your own Feature Request from a related post?
I recently made the feature request Support browser "reader views" to allow user-controlled formatting
This is a standalone FR, but it is also a relevant as a potential solution (and at ...
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Is it acceptable to copy my own answer? [duplicate]
Is it generally accepted to copy my own answers across questions / exchange sites?
(assuming the questions are not duplicates and the answer solves both questions)
Should I link back to the original?
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What is the ideal number of questions SE wants for any answer for the best search effectiveness? [duplicate]
After reading former SE co-founder Jeff Atwood's blog post Dr. Strangedupe I came to this problem. If I post a wonderful description about the features of a 1967 Chevrolet Camaro, do we want users to ...
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Rule for master duplicates to have a 80% positive score
Selecting confusing questions with negative score as "master duplicates" just adds more confusion and despair than help.
Take this one as an example:
const { makeBadgeData: getBadgeData } = require(&...
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Are these duplicates just because they have similar answers: "capital of France" vs "largest city in France"?
As a general practise across different Stack Exchange communities, is it true that that one of these two questions should always be closed as a duplicate, since both questions have similar answers?
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Should I downvote an answer (no added value) posted on an already well answered questions?
I have noticed that users answer questions that are very old (example, 10 years old) with an answer that is basically the same thing as the accepted answer.
There are users from 2018 answering these ...
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Two questions with the same answer?
A long time ago, we experienced some strange effect in our IT system, and I asked a question on Stack Overflow. I couldn't get an answer helping me with that problem.
Over a year later, we ...
