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Questions about finding duplicates, handling duplicate content, voting to close, et cetera

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What is the policy on duplicate answers?

Commenting that an identical answer, is well, identical and adds nothing new is a good middle ground. It lets the user in question know that he's being watched, and gives him a chance to explain what …
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Are you allowed to ask follow-up questions or duplicate questions if there were no satisfact...

No. If its your own question, a bounty is the right way, assuming you have the reputation. If you want to add more helpful, relevant details, go ahead (Thats to say, don't edit to bump. Edit to includ …
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Should we be copying other Stack Exchange sites Q&As so we can create "canonical" Q&As here?

I feel the right way to do something that might be to the 'letter' but not the spirit of the rules would have been to ask on meta first. This is one of those cases. It sets a bad precedent both for …
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