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Maybe there could be an auto search with a warning when posting a link? Saying "hey this has already been posted" and a summary of those rules. But you have pr
by GekkePrutser 5y ago
Maybe there could be an auto search with a warning when posting a link? Saying "hey this has already been posted" and a summary of those rules.
But you have probably thought of this already and didn't do it for a good reason.
In this case I hadn't seen it before so it was news to me.
- kergonath 5y agoTrying to post a dupe often results in nothing being posted and the original submission being opened instead. I have no idea how accurate the thing that checks for dupes is, though, or on what criteria its decision is based.
- GekkePrutser 5y agoOh ok I've only ever posted questions. I just assumed it didn't because I have seen a lot of dupes (also recent ones). But I guess making it too wide would create false positives.