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Reopening a duplicate so you can add an answer, then reclosing it?
Unilaterally reopening a question to answer it and then unilaterally closing it again is not an appropriate use of one's unilateral closing and reopening privileges.
The privilege is not meant to give ...
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Reopening a duplicate so you can add an answer, then reclosing it?
The question's timeline shows that it was re-opened on 2023-11-04 at 23:14:10Z, answered at 23:15:25Z, and re-closed with the same duplicate target at 23:18:17Z by the same user -- a span of just over ...
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Are questions about copyright law on-topic?
No, they are not on-topic
I'm not 100% convinced myself they should be considered off-topic, but it seems to me that a more critical point of view should be available related to this question:
While ...
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Reopening a duplicate so you can add an answer, then reclosing it?
There is an issue with story ID questions that has caused some argument in the past and that has, as far as I know, never been definitively addressed.
After a decade of story ID questions all the well ...
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Which versions of Dragon Ball Z count as canon?
There may not be any official designation of canon, and it doesn't really matter. All versions are on-topic. Give an answer for the version that's being asked about or (even better) give an answer ...
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Are questions about copyright law on-topic?
One possibility: host a single, generic "how can I figure out when a given work passes out of copyright?" question which covers the standard cases. Then VTC as duplicate any question about a ...
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Reopening a duplicate so you can add an answer, then reclosing it?
I have a mixed opinion. In cases where the duplicate answer is sufficient, I think it's alright to leave it as a comment, particularly if the alternative is copying and pasting the other answer ...
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Reopening a duplicate so you can add an answer, then reclosing it?
Well, this action had been at the suggestion of the OP of the question (that is, myself) who in a comment (that I have erased afterwards) wrote that I found it unfair for the user who had found the ...
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Is it good practice to add a better answer to a story-identification question that already has a correct (although brief/lacking) answer
In my opinion, if the question is a duplicate, and if the original question has an adequate answer, no action is needed. After all, the new question could have been closed as a duplicate without ...
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Is it good practice to add a better answer to a story-identification question that already has a correct (although brief/lacking) answer
In this instance there doesn't seem to be a need to post a competing answer. The question has been answered by OP and is definitely a dupe. Best thing to do would be to flag it as a duplicate and move ...
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When to ask on SF&F and when to ask on Arqade?
The best site to ask your question depends on what kind of answer you are seeking. If you want to know how the game mechanics work, then Arqade is the place to go since gameplay questions are off-...
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Are questions about copyright law on-topic?
No
It might seem a bit ruthless, but it's trivial to search Google for how to determine if a book is in the public domain. Even if the question is about copyright in a country other than the U.S., it'...
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Are questions about copyright law on-topic?
Yes, they're on-topic because sometimes copyright is very specific to the work or country
For instance, see how complicated the answer is for When will copyright restrictions expire on Tolkien's works?...
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Is it good practice to add a better answer to a story-identification question that already has a correct (although brief/lacking) answer
My general policy is that if all I'm doing is searching for the title and posting in a link and summary from Goodreads or Wikipedia, I just edit the original post. If I'm sourcing quotes, tying ...
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Is it good practice to add a better answer to a story-identification question that already has a correct (although brief/lacking) answer
Normal etiquette on this site is that the first person to provide a correct answer to the question should have their answer accepted—but, of course, that is just custom, not binding on the person who ...
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What should we do if a Story-ID question acknowledges that they're looking for the same story as another user?
Don't close (usually)
The new question should link to the old question so that it can easily be found in the Linked Questions section. It's also often good to leave a link to the new question on the ...
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