On: Evidence-Based Guidelines for Writing Questions on Stack Overflow

[foepys]

I often reach assumed duplicates via Google but still get very insightful answers. If I click on the link pointing towards the assumed original, it's sometimes completely deserted with a single two-line answer that's been outdated for three years.

[menacingly → foepys]

And they're happy to leave the duplicate up for the inbound google benefits it provides.