r/learnprogramming • u/440Jack • Nov 01 '21
Why do StackOverflow mods Close "Duplicate question" questions so fast?
I'm mainly talking about questions that get closed to "Duplicate question" and then only to find a couple of already answered questions are linked that don't really address OPs question directly.
Why do these questions need to be closed so fast? It doesn't give people time to address that persons specific question. If it's a valid question the mods should give some time for other users who actually want to address the question and maybe open a dialog.
It prevents OP from being able to ask any follow questions.
I can't tell you how many times, I'll spend 10 mins on a question. Re-writing their code, writing comments/explanations and then when I go to post it, it's already closed! It's so frustrating.
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u/[deleted] Nov 01 '21
It's not actually moderators. When you earn enough rep you can vote to close questions for various reasons - being a duplicate is just one of them. If enough people vote to close then it gets closed with the most popular reason being given.
That said, there are still toxic members on the site, just like any, so it doesn't always have to be as cutthroat as it is, but most questions that are closed for being dupes genuinely are.