Questions with the tag duplicate cover duplicate files, duplicate packages, duplicate lines and many more. Even if restricted to a specific usage, I can't think of any advantage of this tag, so I recommend to delete it.
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3I agree. The tag has 0 followers so I doubt any one else thinks it's useful.– Anthony GeogheganJan 21, 2018 at 0:24
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1yes, we don't need duplicates– Vanity Slug - codidact.comJan 29, 2018 at 14:04
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8yes, we don't need duplicates– DopeGhotiJan 30, 2018 at 21:52
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Nice that everyone agreed, but now we need someone allowed to actually do it ...– PhilipposApr 27, 2018 at 10:48
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This tag is ambiguous, but not useless. It conveys information which is relevant in searches. Please do not remove it without replacing it with a more precise tag.
Most uses seem to be about:
- Looking for identical or similar files → I just created duplicate-files
- Looking for duplicate lines or fields in a file (this should usually be used together with text-processing, but often isn't)
What else?
answered Feb 26, 2019 at 23:09
Gilles 'SO- stop being evil'Gilles 'SO- stop being evil'
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