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[–] 11 points 7 months ago (4 children)

Never understood the issue with "closed as duplicate", it always links to the original question so you get your answer there. And for most things even the duplicate has a solid accepted answer too. Maybe I visit a different part of the site through my questions?

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  • [–] 5 points 7 months ago

    if it was actually a duplicate, that would be perfect but it seems the majority of the time, its just a question similar and in some cases I've even seen them link a question that if you knew anything about it, wouldn't have been even remotely related.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago

    I've also usually done OK when i come across these types of answers. I mean when I see it as answer to other people's questions. I have never needed to actually ask my own question in about 15 years of using it - which is testament to how many answers are already on there somewhere. It's very much not evidence that I know stuff.

    I think sometimes it takes lateral thinking or jargon translation to interpret the old answer in context of the new question - which could make the old answer inaccessible to the new person - however technically applicable it might be.

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