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Given that a voting system is in place, why not let the duplicate stay open and just mark it as a duplicate and link it to the other thread? People who don't li
by winteriscoming 10y ago
Given that a voting system is in place, why not let the duplicate stay open and just mark it as a duplicate and link it to the other thread? People who don't like the new thread can down vote it and people who do want to contribute meaningful replies can still do and be upvoted if it adds value.
I don't see how this might affect SEO in any bad way than the current scheme does.
- shagie 10y agoFragmentation of knowledge. The SO model tries to get the answers in one place so the people who search first find the answer in one place. If duos were open, the you'd have to look in all the places first to find the best answer. And then you might as well skip that step and ask another question rather than search. Try searching a forum or /r/javahelp or the like for an answer. See how many results you have to hit before you find an answer that works for you. Then reconsider the value of closing and pointing people at the duplicate question.