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When a user posts a duplicate but adds "none of the answers there worked", is it a duplicate?

You were right. At best a new question should reference the earlier questions, stating that they don't work and giving a reason why. That would at least indicate that some research had been done. …
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2 votes

Should we look up existing answers when reviewing?

It is certainly best practice. There have been many occasions when I've reviewed, particularly Late Answers, where the post merely duplicates an existing answer. Sometimes an answer from a new use …
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4 votes
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Tag cleanup of closed questions

While doing my bit for the current Tag Cleanup I notice several questions with deprecated tags that are closed. This is just one example. Given the advice about updating or migrating crap, which i …
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9 votes

Could we finally get rid of [software-rec]?

It should be destroyed. While this is going on, the tag wiki should not only say DO NOT USE, which many wikis of burning tags do, but it should also say Go to the Software Recommendations site. I …
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Old posts and answers need protection?

If you want to retain the reputation previously earned and, after all, you did earn it, then making the answer Community Wiki would protect it and the answer would remain for posterity. Wouldn't that …
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4 votes
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Options tag cleanup now completed

Looking at the planned tag cleanup requests, there is one, options, that now has no tagged questions. So, shouldn't the question: Too many [options] to choose from now be set to status-completed? I …
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4 votes
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Glitch tag cleanup now completed

Similar to yesterday's question: Looking at the planned tag cleanup requests, the tag glitch has now been cleared. No questions remain. So, can the question: Remove the [Glitch] tag now be set to …
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