Timeline for Is it okay to both answer and mark a question as duplicate?
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| Jul 7, 2017 at 17:05 | comment | added | Ravexina Mod | Thanks for response :-) | |
| Jul 3, 2017 at 22:44 | comment | added | Elder Geek | Signpost is a pretty common explanation around here for duplicates. It's been a number of years, but I think I may have heard it from @Serg first. | |
| Jul 3, 2017 at 22:35 | comment | added | WinEunuuchs2Unix | @ElderGeek good to know I'm not alone. Have a chevron (psuedo +1) to your comment :) And yes I think it was Zanna who has used the "sign post" metaphor many times. | |
| Jul 3, 2017 at 22:27 | comment | added | Elder Geek | I too am guilty of this. The way it was explained to me, is that a "closed dupe acts as a signpost to another question that already exists" with answers that suit; possibly better answers (although this isn't always the case). I dislike duplication of effort so I'm unlikely to move an answer, as I've found answers that work on questions flagged as dupes on several occasions. I only delete answers that I think are bad and worthy of the bin. I think the OP wanted to know if it was OK to both answer and mark as duplicate. This appears to be addressed by existing answers. | |
| Jul 3, 2017 at 21:39 | history | answered | WinEunuuchs2Unix | CC BY-SA 3.0 |