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Sometimes one post (P1) is commented "possible duplicate of P2". P2 itself is commented "possible duplicate of P3".

Example:

http://askubuntu.com/questions/246610/how-to-increase-battery-duration-hybrid-graphics-notebook

is pointed to

Battery drain on ubuntu is fast,

which is a possible duplicate of

Tips to extend battery life for laptops and notebooks.

What can/should we do to improve the situation?

Sometimes one post (P1) is commented "possible duplicate of P2". P2 itself is commented "possible duplicate of P3".

Example:

https://askubuntu.com/questions/246610/how-to-increase-battery-duration-hybrid-graphics-notebook

is pointed to

Battery drain on ubuntu is fast,

which is a possible duplicate of

Tips to extend battery life for laptops and notebooks.

What can/should we do to improve the situation?

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Sometimes one post (P1) is commented "possible duplicate of P2". P2 itself is commented "possible duplicate of P3". Example

Example:
  

http://askubuntu.com/questions/246610/how-to-increase-battery-duration-hybrid-graphics-notebook
is

is pointed to
  

Battery drain on ubuntu is fast,
which

which is a possible duplicate of
  

Tips to extend battery life for laptops and notebooks.

What can/should we do to improve the situation?

Sometimes one post (P1) is commented "possible duplicate of P2". P2 itself is commented "possible duplicate of P3". Example:
 http://askubuntu.com/questions/246610/how-to-increase-battery-duration-hybrid-graphics-notebook
is pointed to
 Battery drain on ubuntu is fast,
which is a possible duplicate of
 Tips to extend battery life for laptops and notebooks.

What can/should we do to improve the situation?

Sometimes one post (P1) is commented "possible duplicate of P2". P2 itself is commented "possible duplicate of P3".

Example: 

http://askubuntu.com/questions/246610/how-to-increase-battery-duration-hybrid-graphics-notebook

is pointed to 

Battery drain on ubuntu is fast,

which is a possible duplicate of 

Tips to extend battery life for laptops and notebooks.

What can/should we do to improve the situation?

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How to handle chains of "duplicate of..."?

Sometimes one post (P1) is commented "possible duplicate of P2". P2 itself is commented "possible duplicate of P3". Example:
http://askubuntu.com/questions/246610/how-to-increase-battery-duration-hybrid-graphics-notebook
is pointed to
Battery drain on ubuntu is fast,
which is a possible duplicate of
Tips to extend battery life for laptops and notebooks.

What can/should we do to improve the situation?