Questions tagged [exact-duplicates]
This tag is referring to the process of identifying and closing questions that are duplicates of another question.
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Recent Yu-Gi-Oh questions reaction - seems overcritical
I'm surprised, and a bit concerned, at the reaction given to two recent questions with the yu-gi-oh tag:
Can I go down to half-a-life-point?
How does Keeper of the Shrine work?
I find it unwelcoming,...
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Is one distinguishing feature between two questions sufficient to make the second question NOT a duplicate of the first?
This is the question and it comes from Catan. The first question under discussion was the relative merits of trading goods with severe restrictions at a 2 to 1 ratio, versus with fewer restrictions at ...
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Closed a dupe but with the wrong Q&A, please close again
This question is a dupe of that question, but I closed it with an answer that wasn't the actual dupe. I re-opened it but now can't close it again.
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Can a gold badge holder nominate/vote to close a question as a duplicate?
I recently earned the gold badge for Magic: The Gathernig (yay), and that means that now if I mark a question as a duplicate, it is instantly closed. This is a fun new power that I promise not to ...
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Should we mark an older question as a duplicate if a newer question is formulated better?
I noticed today a new question: Exiling Creatures: When is the card face up and when face down?
Very well formulated question (generalized) with a specific example. (Although it has some minor ...
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SmarterGamer.com -- what gives?
I was doing some research on the "Shadow Hunters" question asked here to back up my answer, and managed to stumble up on the exact same question at SmarterGamer.com.
It looks like a StackExchange ...
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