25
votes
Accepted
Why does the Community user mark questions as duplicates?
When a "duplicate" close vote or flag is cast, a box appears above the question visible to the question's owner. It prompts the author to either edit the question to clarify its non-...
- 41.7k
15
votes
Accepted
What to do with same answers to different questions by the same user?
If the questions are duplicates, one should be closed as such. In that case, it should be explained to the user that we prefer information to be centralized, so they should flag instead of posting the ...
- 41.7k
14
votes
A better way to find duplicates?
List of Canonical Questions/Answers that can be used as Duplicate Targets
How can I remove malicious spyware, malware, adware, viruses, trojans or rootkits from my PC??
How do I recover lost/...
DavidPostillMod
- 160k
13
votes
Accepted
Duplicate question, but different?
Post it as new question?
This is the correct action to take, as it will give your problem the visibility it needs in order to get an answer.
You should ask a new question, referencing the old one if ...
DavidPostillMod
- 160k
8
votes
Accepted
Closing a question as a duplicate (followup)
What would be the best approach here (1 or 2)?
What if I disagree with the closure of a question? How can I reopen it?
Stack Exchange is collaboratively built, maintained, and moderated by
...
DavidPostillMod
- 160k
6
votes
Accepted
Incorrect duplicate
Most questions closed as duplicates are...duplicates
Why are questions able to be marked as duplicate without some more in depth review?
To be closed as 'duplicate' a question must be reviewed by no ...
- 26.4k
4
votes
Accepted
Is a duplicate question closed?
Duplicate questions are essentially closed in the same way as any of the other close reasons. They simply have an extra header listing the duplicates.
You'll notice that questions that are closed as ...
MokubaiMod
- 94.8k
3
votes
Accepted
Duplicate that isn't a duplicate
None of the answers to the proposed question correctly answer mine
Please see the instructions in the help article Why are some questions marked as duplicate?:
If you see a question and do not ...
DavidPostillMod
- 160k
2
votes
Accepted
I have flagged a question as a duplicate. The flag was marked as "helpful". But the question still hasn't closed
The question you flagged is still in the closure review queue: https://superuser.com/review/close/1062030
As someone thought that the flag had merit in being a duplicate it may be that the closure ...
MokubaiMod
- 94.8k
2
votes
How to handle my cross-site duplicate?
There isn't a cross-site dupe close reason. You could delete your question, or you could put a comment under it noting the cross-site dupe, and begin the close process.
You might also consider copy/...
- 44.8k
2
votes
Multiple questions on erasing data. Are they duplicates?
If you have an opinion on which is better than the others, vote to close as that. If it's a toss up, roll a dice and then vote to close.
There are a few duplicate loops on this site where a collection ...
- 44.8k
1
vote
Accepted
What should I do with a duplicate for which the flag aged away? Should the other question then become the duplicate?
The second flag aged away as well.
I guess that this shows that you should ask a new question on top of the same old one next time if the old question is 7 years old. If it is that old, nobody thinks ...
- 2,531
1
vote
Duplicate post has been deleted
That's deliberate. Links that are added in to point to canonical questions do not automatically get removed if they themselves are deleted.
If it was not closed as a duplicate it would have been ...
randomMod
- 15.2k
1
vote
Is there a way to 'un-duplicate'?
As others have noted in comments, the way to prevent your question from being marked as duplicate is to look at the possible duplicate answers, and then clearly note how their answers to not meet your ...
- 44.8k
Only top scored, non community-wiki answers of a minimum length are eligible