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Quoting a previous answer to a possible duplicate of the question
We already have a mechanism for closing duplicates so I don't believe that it is necessary or desirable to quote an existing answer as your own (even if it's your own iyswim). …
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Should I write an answer and have it closed immediately as duplicate as an effort to provide...
They are then duplicates and you create work for the community in having to close them as such. …