Questions tagged [duplicate-questions]
Questions flagged as duplicate, and what are, or are not, good reasons to do so.
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Should this question about detecting touch devices be flagged as duplicate?
I found Detecting touch devices and detecting 'can hover' with JavaScript in 2020 which is basically the same as What's the best way to detect a 'touch screen' device using JavaScript?. The asker ...
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Criteria for determining duplicate questions
There is a question with the same title but I'm sure my question is different.
If a question is not answered, will another newly asked question be considered the duplicate question?
If a question is ...
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Converting duplicate/off-topic votes after question publication from Staging Ground
As you can see in the history below, while reviewing a question from Staging Ground, I chose to "Vote as duplicate". Later on, someone else approved that question. Now it's posted and it's ...
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The text box of the duplicate search dialog in Staging Ground is unreachable on mobile
On my iPhone 12 Mini running Firefox, I am unable to vote to close as duplicate.
On the initial Staging Ground review screen, when I click open an SG question, "Vote to close as duplicate" ...
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Please autofocus the input field when opening duplicate closure dialog in SG
In Staging Ground, when I select "Vote as duplicate" and then click "Submit", the duplicate closure dialog opens, but the input field isn't focused and focus stays on the "...
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A couple of questions regarding "Question closed as a duplicate"
I've asked this question in 2019: Assert request hasn't happened and then provided the answer by myself, thus answering my question.
Today I've found in my mailbox a couple of confusing emails ...
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What if my question with many details is a duplicate of an existing much simpler question? [duplicate]
I have a fairly technical question (regarding whether a particular C++
program is valid according to the standard). I have done quite a bit of
research to try to answer it on my own, and while that ...
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My question was closed as a duplicate of my other question with a lot of shared text
I had a question about a specific code that contained two sub questions. It was suggested to me in the comments that it would be neater if there was a separate post (question) for each question. I did ...
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Adding additional targets on a duplicate is impossible on iPhone [duplicate]
The dialog box for adding more URLs to the list of originals on a duplicate Question is much too wide on an iPhone. It is physically impossible to complete that dialog box.
Pasting the URL of an ...
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What to do if I find a question for my problem, but I have different thing to say? Why is editing the old question bad? [duplicate]
The questions What should I do if there is a question already made for my problem but has never been answered? (duplicate) and What can you do when the question you want to ask is a duplicate? don't ...
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What can we do when a close-reason requires an explanation?
Suppose you have this question:
Which is better: X or Y?
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What is the best way to do Z?
You could close it using the "opinion-based" close-reason. However, this is not very helpful for ...
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Can I reopen (nominate) a closed duplicate questions it has more into it than the linked question? [duplicate]
Can I nominate a question for reopen if previously it has been closed as a duplicate if the question has more into it than the linked duplicate question? I would call it composite question.
What do I ...
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Do we have a canonical for parsing indented code with ast.parse?
While doing a cleanup of some other IndentationError questions, I closed a bunch of questions - including IndentationError during `ast.parse` and `ast.walk` of a function which is a method inside ...
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Stop closing duplicate pages; instead withhold rep on signposts
The Pain Points:
For askers who treat SO as a help desk, a dupe closure is a point of frustration because they want to receive answers specifically tailored to their question.
For answerers who ...
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How are duplicate chains resolved? [duplicate]
The question What is the difference between normal rvalue reference and template rvalue reference? is closed as a duplicate, but the linked duplicate (What is the rationale behind forwarding ...
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