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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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Misclick with duplicate flag, now unable to delete automatic comment as I never had the rep to comment in the first place -- is this intended? [duplicate]
On this question, I accidentally marked it as a duplicate of the wrong link. I retracted the flag, no harm done. But my comment remains and I cannot delete it, and I figure this is because I don't ...
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Why is the auto generated duplicate comment disappearance not consistent?
I have flagged the following two questions as duplicates:
Split list based on element value in Scala [duplicate]
The POST method is not supported for this route. Supported methods: GET, HEAD. - ...
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What exactly "duplicate comments" will be upvoted if I cast a subsequent dupe vote?
This is not a duplicate of Autocomment when voting to close as duplicate as that simply indicates that the feature exists. This is a "how" question asking how this feature actually works, which that ...
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Merge manual and automated “possible duplicate” comments
The question Merge 'possible duplicate' comments and votes has status “by design” that manually created “possible duplicate” comments are not merged with automatically generated comments. ...
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Too many comments automatically deleted when closing as duplicate [duplicate]
Sequence of events:
I started the process of closing a question as a dupe.
The system adds the "Possible duplicate of..." comment on my behalf.
Somebody adds a comment, tagging me.
I respond with an ...
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"Possible duplicate of" comment should automatically edit into "Related" when the closure fails
When user flags or votes to close as a duplicate, a "Possible duplicate of [question]" comment is auto-generated on their behalf. When the closure succeeds, the comment is automatically deleted. But ...
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Comment 'Duplicate of' shown on wrong question on Area51 proposal
Today, I got the scare of a lifetime: A notification for a comment underneath my proposed question on the Sociology and Anthropology proposal that said my question was a duplicate of another question.
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Do auto-generated 'Possible duplicate' comments count towards the Just Jesting hat?
The Just Jesting hat is earned by
post[ing] 10 comments that each earn an upvote
Whenever I'm the first one to vote to close or flag a question as a duplicate, a comment is automatically generated:...
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Auto-generated link to duplicate truncated in the comment
Auto-generated link for possible duplicate on ruSO.meta produces truncated text in comment section:
This happened possible due to a long URL-encoded title of the original question.
Possible solution ...
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If the link has been posted (say as a related link), the possible duplicate comment doesn't appear [duplicate]
These comments essentially explain it: (can be found here)
Roombatron5000 added a related link. Then Shadow Wizard voted to close as a duplicate, but because the link has been given, the "...
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Prevent duplicate form comments in review queues?
Notice: Yes, I saw this post. It is not a duplicate since it is no longer accurate.
Take a look at this review (this answer). It has two instances of
While this link may answer the question, it is ...
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How do I participate in a question when I have a low reputation? [duplicate]
I have a question similar to an existing one. I would comment, but my reputation is too low. How do I participate to that question? Should I answer, edit or start a new question that may be marked as ...
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A question being closed hides the possible duplicate comment [duplicate]
I voted to close a question for being a duplicate, then edited the automatic comment for clarification in case the OP does not see how it is a duplicate.
Subsequently the question was closed, hiding ...
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Should I ask a new question related to an existing question?
I found a question which I wanted to ask on Stack Overflow, the questioner has commented the answer on question itself.
Now I need a clarification on their comments, but as I don't have enough ...
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