I love Lifehacker as much as any other fan but I am a bit confused as to how they are creating posts (which do give credit) that mimic SE questions in full.
How Do I Stop My Fire Alarm from Going Off When I Cook? Lifehacker
How do I stop my fire alarm from going off when I cook? Seasoned Advice (cooking.stackexchange.com)
The titles for both posts are the same, so nothing prevents Lifehacker's post from being higher in the rankings (and there should be nothing wrong with that seeing that Lifehacker is a recommended knowledge resource).
The section is labelled "crowdhacker", so I assume the comments stay on Lifehacker, as well as any new answers or critique.
Is this sort of writing style (inasmuch as the cc-wiki allows it) encouraged, or is this some sort of partnership between Stack Exchange and Lifehacker to scratch each other's back?
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at the end of the links back to SE. I'd say this indicates that there is an official arrangement here.