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You suggest a badge, that's not the purpose of this project.
– Shadow Wizard
Commented Nov 30, 2022 at 13:03
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@ShadowTheKidWizard no I'm suggesting a title, the other thread suggests a badge.
– bad_coder
Commented Nov 30, 2022 at 13:04
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The question is here asking for more than just a title.
– Shadow Wizard
Commented Nov 30, 2022 at 13:15
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@ShadowTheKidWizard oh yeah, it's a "a role" and "a title".
– bad_coder
Commented Nov 30, 2022 at 13:21
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Again, you don't understand the meaning of role. It's not only a title. It involves something extra, privileges, etc. You suggest nothing.
– Shadow Wizard
Commented Nov 30, 2022 at 13:28
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@ShadowTheKidWizard no you don't understand that I don't want to clutter the proposal. The role has overlap with several other proposals and I'm not going to repeat what's been said.
– bad_coder
Commented Nov 30, 2022 at 13:32
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Well I'm not going to click through links to know what you mean. Answer on Stack Exchange should stand on its own, not just refer to other answers/sources. That's actually NAA.
– Shadow Wizard
Commented Nov 30, 2022 at 13:33
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@ShadowTheKidWizard if you're unaware of the context I'm sure whoever is considering this will know how to read it in the broader picture.
– bad_coder
Commented Nov 30, 2022 at 13:34
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Why is logging in every day a(n important) metric here? Also, I'm assuming you mean 'first close vote to close as duplicate' and not just any close votes? And to me it's also not clear why this should get a 'role', a whole new system, instead of it being just another badge like the post you link to asks for. What would be the benefit of making this a 'role' instead of a badge?
– Tinkeringbell Mod
Commented Nov 30, 2022 at 13:41
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@Tink that's exactly what I was trying to figure out in too many comments here until giving up.
– Shadow Wizard
Commented Nov 30, 2022 at 14:17
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It is one of the most important roles, IMO. Perhaps expand it? The question says (my emphasis) "To make it easier to discuss your ideas, please start each answer with a name for the role as the heading of your answer, followed by a brief description of how you think the role would work (e.g., what permissions it might need, new tools you think it might need, etc.)."
– This_is_NOT_a_forum
Commented Dec 1, 2022 at 14:04
You could take inspiration from the other answers.
– This_is_NOT_a_forum
Commented Dec 1, 2022 at 14:10
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I've argued several times that SO (in particular, SE in general) should make it easier for people to manage duplicate finding. This doesn't necessarily need a new role; it just needs tooling to help people who would do duplicate finding keep track of known duplicates in their tags of interest, so that when it is time to find a duplicate, they have SO-provided tooling to help. I use an extensive set of bookmarks, but it isn't very satisfactory as a mechanism.
– Jonathan Leffler
Commented Dec 3, 2022 at 19:11

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