Cut-and-paste duplicate questions. These questions are the very definition of exact duplicates; they are typically from users who willfully take the very same question and post it again. Either they’re not satisfied with the speed of answer, or they just don’t know what they’re doing.
How do I mark duplicates in stackoverflow?
Until you get to 3000, you can flag a question as a duplicate. Flagging requires a scant 15 reputation. And as mentioned in Cerran’s answer you need at least 50 reputation points to flag it specifically as duplicate. To do so click the flag link, just underneath a question’s tags, and select it is a duplicate.
Can a question be closed as a duplicate of another?
For instance, a question can be closed as a duplicate of another question that is merely related. One example of this is a question that is already addressed in a small part of another question (e.g. an faq question): in this case, the former question can be closed as a duplicate of the broader one.
Is there a way to merge duplicate questions?
Merging: Moderators can merge duplicate questions, which moves all of the answers to the same question. This only works if the questions have identical or very similar wording. If you think two questions should be merged, check whether the answers as worded would make perfect sense on the other question.
When are two questions considered duplicates in Stack Exchange?
When are two questions considered duplicates? According to Stack Exchange co-founder Joel Spolsky, we should only close real duplicates, and according to co-founder Jeff Atwood, there are three kinds of duplicates: cut-and-pastes, accidental duplicates, and borderline duplicates (requiring judgement as applied by the community).
Is there a way to delete a duplicate question?
Also, the system will prevent users (including human moderators) from voting to delete the target question, to ensure no question is marked as a duplicate of a deleted question. To delete a question with duplicates, one must delete, reopen, or modify the duplicate links so that no question has the to-be-deleted question as a duplicate target.
