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Can you be more specific?
– Elements In Space
Commented Nov 28, 2022 at 23:35
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There are already concerns I have about the abuse of "dupe-hammering" among gold-badge-users, in the sense that on occasion, they close an inordinate number of posts using it, even to the dismay of other gold-badge users. If anything, at least on math.se (my point of reference given the abuse I've seen there), I'd recommend SE rethink the gb dupe hammer. I wouldn't mind silver badge users weighing in. But again, this seems a site specific issue.
– amWhy
Commented Nov 29, 2022 at 0:32
Updated in response to comments, didn't want to throw too many suggestions into answer; these are a few of the most popular staff-proposed ideas. --- Elements, each link contains a # of different ideas; you are free to votes on each or propose your own at those questions. --- amWhy, if there's a site-specific problem then discuss it on their meta rather than hiding your complaint in a comment here. By allowing a few silver tag badge holders to make the decision that a single gold tag holder can make it opens the voting pool and increases fairness, rather than making things worse.
– Rob
Commented Nov 29, 2022 at 7:37
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@amWhy the same thing happens on SO and I agree that using the dup mechanism doesn't really make sense, but unfortunately, it's a really really efficient way to shut down terrible questions while still providing helpful information to the askers. If we ask gold badgers to stop using that closure technique, I'd really want them to be given a equivalently-efficient, but appropriate tool.
– starball
Commented Nov 29, 2022 at 7:41
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Sadly none of those offers new role. SE chose, as usual, to ignore and abandon existing requests in favor of their own narrow view of things, which in this case is wrong.
– Shadow Wizard
Commented Nov 29, 2022 at 8:05
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That's what this question does, it reopens the discussion; you can comment on the links that I provided or suggest your own ideas there.
– Rob
Commented Dec 3, 2022 at 11:48
@starball which is why only duplicates shouldn't be the only possible reason. If you want to shut down terrible questions, you should be able to select the right reason, ie anything but duplicate.
– Braiam
Commented Dec 4, 2022 at 12:10

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