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I see many AskUbuntu questions that are really too localized for the format. That's a recognized problem: we do have a too localized flag, after all.

But I think many localized questions are worth answering at a broader level. For example, this problemthis problem is specific to the present state of an unstable PPA for a certain software configuration; it's very localized. But the greater question—'What should I do when a PPA breaks my system''What should I do when a PPA breaks my system'—is quite useful.

Could we possibly get a feature similar to the duplicate system, but one that links closed questions to their more general equivalents?

I see many AskUbuntu questions that are really too localized for the format. That's a recognized problem: we do have a too localized flag, after all.

But I think many localized questions are worth answering at a broader level. For example, this problem is specific to the present state of an unstable PPA for a certain software configuration; it's very localized. But the greater question—'What should I do when a PPA breaks my system'—is quite useful.

Could we possibly get a feature similar to the duplicate system, but one that links closed questions to their more general equivalents?

I see many AskUbuntu questions that are really too localized for the format. That's a recognized problem: we do have a too localized flag, after all.

But I think many localized questions are worth answering at a broader level. For example, this problem is specific to the present state of an unstable PPA for a certain software configuration; it's very localized. But the greater question—'What should I do when a PPA breaks my system'—is quite useful.

Could we possibly get a feature similar to the duplicate system, but one that links closed questions to their more general equivalents?

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Closing questions as instances or subsets of another question?

I see many AskUbuntu questions that are really too localized for the format. That's a recognized problem: we do have a too localized flag, after all.

But I think many localized questions are worth answering at a broader level. For example, this problem is specific to the present state of an unstable PPA for a certain software configuration; it's very localized. But the greater question—'What should I do when a PPA breaks my system'—is quite useful.

Could we possibly get a feature similar to the duplicate system, but one that links closed questions to their more general equivalents?