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Can a question be closed as a duplicate of another?
For instance, a question can be closed as a duplicate of another question that is merely related. One example of this is a question that is already addressed in a small part of another question (e.g. an faq question): in this case, the former question can be closed as a duplicate of the broader one.
How should duplicate questions be handled in Stack Exchange?
According to Stack Exchange co-founder Joel Spolsky, we should only close real duplicates, and according to co-founder Jeff Atwood, there are three kinds of duplicates: cut-and-pastes, accidental duplicates, and borderline duplicates (requiring judgement as applied by the community).
How should duplicate questions be handled in meta stack?
Duplicate questions are not necessarily bad; different descriptions of the same problem help future visitors to find the answers they’re looking for. Try to remember that beginners are still learning terminology, and even the simplest of answers might be eluding them simply because they did not know what to search for.
Is there a way to merge duplicate questions?
Merging: Moderators can merge duplicate questions, which moves all of the answers to the same question. This only works if the questions have identical or very similar wording. If you think two questions should be merged, check whether the answers as worded would make perfect sense on the other question.
How to flag two unanswered questions as duplicates?
If you’re convinced that two unanswered questions are duplicates, flag one for moderator attention and explain your reasoning. 1 the site is a meta site 2 the questions were posted by the same user 3 a moderator closes the question