I really like all of these suggestions.
Duplicate:
The duplicate verbiage has always been quite ambiguous about whether to close a question as duplicate if it sufficiently matches another question, or if it has been answered elsewhere. You can't close as duplicate if the target post doesn't have answers, which indicates to me that this is about avoiding duplicate answers. The "general notice" also says:
This question already has an answer here: ...
I think this needs to remain that way. We want to avoid copy-pasting answers, we don't necessarily need to care about whether the questions themselves are similar or not.
| Field | Current | Proposed |
|---|---|---|
| Modal Title | Duplicate | (No change) |
| Modal Description | This question has been answered before and already has an answer. | This question has already been answered before. |
| General notice | This question already has #~questionCount#an answer here:This question already exists: |
(No change) |
| Post owner guidance | Your post has been associated with a similar #~questionCount#question. If that question doesn’t answer your issue, [edit your question]($editUrl$) to highlight the difference between the associated question and yours. If edited, your question will be reviewed and might be reopened. $br$$br$ **Find out more about [duplicates]($duplicatesUrl$) and why your question [has been closed]($hasBeenClosedUrl$).** |
Your post has been associated with a related #~questionCount#question. If the answers to that question don’t solve your issue, [edit your question]($editUrl$) to emphasize the part that is not answered. If edited, your question will be reviewed and might be reopened. $br$$br$ **Find out more about [duplicates]($duplicatesUrl$) and why your question [has been closed]($hasBeenClosedUrl$).** |
| Guidance to others | A community #~closedUserCount#member has associated this post with a similar #~questionCount#question. |
A community #~closedUserCount#member has associated this post with a related #~questionCount#question. If you believe that those answers do not answer this question, submit an [edit to the question]($editUrl$) to clarify the difference and recommend the question be reopened. |
Of course this might look funny when we close a duplicate post by the same author that hasn't been answered yet...