StackExchange only flags duplicates, that’s true, but the reason is so that search is more efficient, not less. The duplicate serves as a signpost pointing to the canonical question.
Ya I get that. But why keep all the answers and stuff from the duplicates? My idea with the question wiki was to keep the duplicate question page (because maybe it’s worded a bit differently and would show up differently in searches), have a pointer to the canonical question, and remove the rest of the content on that page, combining it with the canonical question page.
Also, StackExchange does indeed allow edits to answers by people other than the original poster. Those with less than a certain amount of reputation can only propose an edit and someone else has to approve it, and those who have a higher level of reputation can edit any answer and have the edit immediately go into effect.
Huh. That’s new to me. Thanks for the info. That may affect my view on the need for the question wiki. I’ll have to think about it. Maybe I gotta take a closer look at stackexchange.
You may also be interested in the StackOverflow Documentation project (now defunct). I think it attempted to do something closer to what you’re suggesting.
Ya I get that. But why keep all the answers and stuff from the duplicates? My idea with the question wiki was to keep the duplicate question page (because maybe it’s worded a bit differently and would show up differently in searches), have a pointer to the canonical question, and remove the rest of the content on that page, combining it with the canonical question page.
Huh. That’s new to me. Thanks for the info. That may affect my view on the need for the question wiki. I’ll have to think about it. Maybe I gotta take a closer look at stackexchange.
You may also be interested in the StackOverflow Documentation project (now defunct). I think it attempted to do something closer to what you’re suggesting.
Thx. I’ll check it out.