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How should duplicate questions be handled?

What should I do when I see a question that is a duplicate of another one?

  • Should I answer it?
  • Should I downvote it?
  • Should I comment?
  • Should I edit the question to indicate it's a duplicate?
  • If I can, should I (vote to) close the question?
  • What happens when I vote to close as duplicate?
    Or: Why did a comment with my name on it just appear?
  • Should I flag it for moderator attention?
  • What about similar or related questions?

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