I find it annoying that some users quickly vote for closing a question just based on similarity in the question title, claiming a duplicate. It seems that they didn't take any time in reading the new question and the other question and its answers. Five users did this within an hour from posting my question.
The old question answers was to use $([]) in jQuery. I did mention that I can't use $([]). It's the second comment in my post. Yes I actually read some similar questions! This tells me these users didn't bother reading anything. Probably just the titles. They go blindly looking at the titles and decide it's a duplicate.
I intentionally used keywords like "non null" and "ready for appending" in the title to make the question more unique and people don't claim it's a duplicate. That didn't work. I guess I have to be super clear and quote every possible duplicate in SO and explain why my question is not a duplicate and thereby exploding the size of my question. I feel like I have to babysit the question.
Also it's frustrating that some questions get closed so quickly! I want to understand the mechanics. Do users remember the older questions and say "I think I read a similar question before". Do they peek at the Related section? Or do they actually take time from their day and do actual search and intentionally look for duplicates for the sake of having the opportunity to close questions!? Does SO award points for closing questions? I mean what's the big motivation? I wish some users become more objective.
I understand I can re-open the question but I don't like going through the process. Sorry for the rant.
can't use this object in the loop
" - why not? explain why). You have information in the comments that belongs in your question to help differentiate it - put it in the question