Questions tagged [duplicate-suggestions]
For questions about the list of questions that is shown when you enter a title on the ask question page or the list of duplicates that is shown when close voting as duplicate
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Duplicate modal - row hover state not cleared
There seems to be a bug regarding the hover class in the Duplicate modal:
Full resolution GIF: https://i.ibb.co/Qcx7zjg/unnamed.gif
As commented by @VLAZ, it seems to be related to the following ...
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Access to save lists in the close as duplicate modal
Now that we have the option to create multiple save lists, can we have the option to show the content of said lists in the "Close as duplicate" modal dialog?
I have a couple of questions ...
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Duplicate selection doesn't allow to pick an item without searching
When you are a mod or a gold-badge and you want to edit the list of duplicates, the standard model shows suggested questions. One cannot pick any of them and has to search for a suitable question ...
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Leaving a question closed as a duplicate in the reopen queue doesn't actually show the duplicate [duplicate]
Since the Review queue workflows - Final release:
If a Reopen votes reviewer elects to leave a question closed, the
reviewer will be presented with a “Leave closed reason” modal (similar
to the close ...
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Duplicate question target doesn't have an upvoted or accepted answer, but the success notification still pops up when trying to associate
After Changes to "close as duplicate" it looks like you can't suggest a duplicate target, if that question doesn't have upvoted or accepted answer.
Well I had question that looked like a ...
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Where can I find the duplicate finder tool?
I been looking and can’t find the duplicate GUI or search bar to start using it. Do I need to be a certain reputation to access it?
I don’t see it in a google search a ask question search and it gives ...
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Enhance search on site feature [duplicate]
This search returns zero results.
Just include the duplicate suggestions behavior in that as an option
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Dupehammer wielders can add their gold badge tags and then change the dupe target list
Had an interesting observation today:
It's well known that you can't bindingly close a question as a duplicate if you were the first one to add the tag you hold the gold badge for. But apparently you ...
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What is supposed to change after editing a question in response to the suggested duplicate prompt?
When someone suggest a duplicate for your question (either via flag or close-vote) you have the opportunity to select whether the linked question answers your question or not. If you select that it ...
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The "Does this answer your question?" banner persists. Why? [duplicate]
I had a suggested duplicate on a site-meta post, and the yes/no banner came up.
I chose "no" and a popup came up recommending editing the post.
I did so, by clicking on the popup's edit button, and, ...
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Does this answer your question? Notice remains open even after submitting feedback
I have asked a question today and one member was voted as duplicate and private feedback was there, I choose no and submitted the form. When I revisit the question or refresh the page same notice ...
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Nothing happens when I press "Submit" on duplicate suggestion
For example, in this question.
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Perception - "Does this answer your question?" reads as sarcastic or 'snarky', not 'friendly'
I'm not saying that "Possible duplicate of..." was the most friendly way to advise of a potential duplicate, but it was at least accurate.
The first time I saw "Does this answer your question?" on ...
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Rule for master duplicates to have a 80% positive score
Selecting confusing questions with negative score as "master duplicates" just adds more confusion and despair than help.
Take this one as an example:
const { makeBadgeData: getBadgeData } = require(&...
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Minor alignment issue in the duplicate search bar
When close a question as duplicate, in the duplicate search bar, the border right is not visible.
Screenshot for reference:
GIF for the same:
System configurations:
OS: Windows 10 Pro
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How do we work against overzealous duplicate markers?
I recently posted a question, which included an "X is not a duplicate"
Immediately, two responders flagged it as a duplicate of that exact question, and I got a comment of "It absolutely is a ...
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Can I link to a specific question when flagging a duplicate on mobile?
Recently tried to flag a question as a duplicate from the mobile app (Android). I was presented with a list of questions to select as the duplicate, bit wasn't allowed to suggest another question. ...
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Cannot scroll suggested duplicates when asking a new question
I cannot scroll the duplicate suggestions shown below the title when asking a new question to see whether there is one below the first four. And when there is a possibility or two showing, I look at ...
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Requesting specific detailed answers?
Is it unreasonable to ask for very specific detailed answers?
Many times when I post a question I'll get multiple answers that are close to but not exactly what I'm asking. Over time I started to ...
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How to post a "Possible duplicate of [QUESTION]" comment? [duplicate]
I often see someone post a comment saying "Possible duplicate of [another question]" and then a dialog shows right under the title of my question asking me if the supplied question has answered mine. ...
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What should I do when a duplicate question links to another duplicate question [duplicate]
The question "How do I browse through my account history?" was closed for being a duplicate.
The linked question "Tracking the questions you've recently viewed or visited" was also closed as a ...
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Autosuggestion doesn't work for short headers
When I was asking https://meta.stackexchange.com/q/288888/309650 question, list Questions that may already have your answer was not shown. But as soon as I posted a question, I've seen Allow SVG ...
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Duplicate question already answered?
What should I do if I answer a duplicate question and the answer is accepted?
Soon after answering I noticed that the question is a duplicate post, but it hasn't been deleted in 2 years, so, now that ...
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Better duplicate closing on the iOS app
Currently, flagging or voting to close as a duplicate on the iOS app gives you a simple text input to paste a question URL or ID. No duplicate suggestions, no search, nothing but a text input.
I know ...
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Considering Reviewing Questions which may seem duplicate!
I think we should consider not marking questions which may seem duplicate as being duplicates (especially in the case of StackOverflow.)
We have a lot of new users every day. Some may be capable of ...
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Multiple "That solved my question" suggestions only showing button once
I posted a question on Workplace SE and received a suggestion for a post where my question was already answered. This did not answer my question, so I chose "my question is different" and edited my ...
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Are there any studies on the techniques used to find duplicates?
Are there any analytics collected when a user clicks "Close as a duplicate"?
E.g.:
how many search queries did s/he fire before pasting the exact dupe id?
did s/he click on "Related" questions?
how ...
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Difference between "Ask question" suggestions & search [duplicate]
I am getting to different results when searching using the search & Ask question suggestions ("Questions that may already have your answer")
Because each search is provided to help finding the ...
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"Questions that may already have your answer" - showing duplicate suggestions
I typed "mac safari code block source" in the Title field and the below + some more suggestions shown. The first two are pointing to the third one. And also having the Possible Duplicate: link ...
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Improve "questions that may already have your answer" suggestions
I just posted a question titled "https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/258829/questions-that-may-already-have-your-answer-check-on-local-meta-and-metase".
Shadow Wizard found that it was a ...
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"Questions that may already have your answer" vs. "Related questions" [duplicate]
Lately, my overall impression has been that the list of "Related questions" one sees once a question is posted is usually more relevant that the "Questions that may already have your answer" one is ...
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"Yes, that solved my problem" forces me to acknowledge or reject all targets
Here is what the "Yes, that solved my problem!" dialog looks like when there are multiple targets.
I clicked the button for experimental purposes, and you can see what happened. My only options are ...
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Show suggestions when I type questions on mobile site [duplicate]
Recently, I have got lots of questions closed as duplicate because of that. I think, it's time this feature should be added to mobile site as smartphones can handle that today (my mid-range Android ...
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Should duplicate flag be in other direction - how to handle? [duplicate]
On Workplace.SE (A) How to deal with an employee who ignores you is marked as a duplicate of (B) Teammate ignores and excludes me (at the moment I write this, already 4 votes).
(A) is more recent ...
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Duplicate search results are disappointing, can we fix this? [duplicate]
On the Android site, I wanted to close a question as a duplicate of another I was familiar with. In the close dialog, I typed where can i find stock or custom roms for my android device, expecting to ...
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Improve flagging dialog UI [duplicate]
When flagging a question as duplicate, I had this dialog:
This presents a list with 5 items (choices).
I clicked on duplicate of... and I had a list of questions to choose a duplicate:
The label of ...
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Should there be some kind of consequence for users who incorrectly close a thread that is ultimately reopened?
I just had a thread marked as a duplicate by a user, who didn't seem to have read the content of the post, and left a "Read the documentation." comment, without even giving any additional explanation....
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Help us find duplicates efficiently
I have recently started using a new device and I am discovering
Just how immensely helpful the various browser caches are on my earlier device for locating duplicates
just how erm, poor the Closing->...
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Mark a question as Duplicate with a negative scoring question
When I was doing vote cast for Close Votes that time I have found that a question is marked as Duplicate with a question which has negative scores.
So here is raising some questions:
Is it is good ...
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Common Questions side bar
Not 100% sure how to use this site but I think this is the right place to put this so I shall give it ago. I had a little look around and couldn't find anything close to what I am suggesting here.
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Is it appropriate to flag comment as unconstructive when its part of a close reason?
While working through some Close Votes, I've noticed that some "possible duplicate of" comments are not relevant. For example, in https://stackoverflow.com/questions/21311212/how-much-safe-is-knockout-...
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Duplicate candidates: count is wrong, or scrolling is missing
I recently voted to close this question as a duplicate of this question. When I first voted to close, I inadvertently clicked on a different proposed duplicate (there were two proposed duplicates ...
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Auto-suggestions with HTML on stack overflow causes rendering issues
I was entering an issue on Stack Overflow and one of the auto-suggestions had HTML in the title, and it seemed to break the rendering in my browser. I'm using the latest stable FireFox for Windows 8....
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Allow duplicates as a viable option
Sometimes there arise moments when you feel you need to open a duplicate. For instance, as technology evolves, correct answers of the duplicate questions may become outdated or better answers might ...
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How can I remove the 'Possible Duplicate' from a question I asked? [duplicate]
I asked this question, and I specifically detailed in the answer that I needed to do it without a subquery over the full table. I am looking for a way to do it like MySQL does, or use a library that ...
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Make suggested questions that might have my answer aware of the tags [duplicate]
I'm currently writing a questions about namespaces for c++. After writing the title, SO will propose related answers to my question from title only. Unfortunately (very fortunately really), namespaces ...
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What is the distinction between the search function and the suggestions when asking a new question?
On meta, I searched for a way to show the notification messages again
how can I view the SO notifications again
There were no helpful answers, so I went to the Ask question button.
After putting my ...
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Same questions everyday - not enough people participating in the tags to vote to close as duplicate
I am pretty sure this isn't a major issue. It's just something to talk about for us here on meta if we do have a spare few minutes. I think the problem is that there are many too localized questions ...
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Number of votes on duplicate suggestions while asking a question are placed wrongly [duplicate]
While asking a question we get some suggestions for duplicates with the number of votes. But it is not place correctly. Have a look at this:
Those questions are listed as follow:
Why are these ...
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Suggested question scores do not line up with their titles
The alignment of items in the block Questions that may already have your answer is weird. The first question score is shown before the question and subsequent question and scores doesn't match. Here ...
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