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How are comments handled for re-opened questions?

I left a comment (as did several others) on this question. It deals with downloading music and copyright, both controversial subjects. Looking at its revision history, I see it was closed, then re- …
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Will an edit to an answer I made be known to the person who asked the question?

There is no system in place to pro-actively notify askers when answers to their questions are edited. The edit history is public though, so anyone seeking the information can just click the 'Edited Ja …
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Should duplicates be merged into the newer or older question?

Duplicates should be merged in whichever way requires the least effort to consolidate good answers between the two. For example, If a newer dupe has one excellent answer, and the older dupe has a bun …
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'Log in with StackExchange' option in Firefox not working for me [closed]

I took a 2 week vacation, back now, and when I went to log in on the desktop it no longer works in Firefox. It was working fine before, so something changed in the last 14 days. As my desktop computer …
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My question and answers are being changed without explanation by another user

Can I make a friendly suggestion? Maybe it would be best if you edit the question (and answers) to be more of a canonical question. After reading this related post, I suspect this is the goal (guessin …
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I'm not able to flag after using all my close votes

I've used up my close votes for the day, so I am trying to flag duplicates instead. I can no longer flag a duplicate for moderator attention. I have 39 flags remaining, this should work. (I'm attempti …
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