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Or worse, one finds a forum where the exact same question is asked, and then followed up by a post that merely says "found the answer, thanks"

Ether
– Ether

2009-09-10 19:19:20 +00:00
Commented Sep 10, 2009 at 19:19
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Those are the worst answers, especially when the question itself isn't asked that often! I've had more than a couple of searches end up at dead ends like that. I would rather have had no hits at all ...

Dave DuPlantis
– Dave DuPlantis

2011-04-14 20:35:42 +00:00
Commented Apr 14, 2011 at 20:35

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