# Mark a topic as duplicate, close and or merge

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/mark-a-topic-as-duplicate-close-and-or-merge/265275>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [May 17, 2023, 4:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mark-a-topic-as-duplicate-close-and-or-merge/265275 "2023-05-17T04:02:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![not-ethan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/not-ethan/32/282617_2.png) [@not-ethan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/not-ethan)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2023, 11:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mark-a-topic-as-duplicate-close-and-or-merge/265275/3 "2023-05-17T11:01:57Z")

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On replit ask ones that provide additional value we merge into the original. Otherwise we add a staff note and close the topic as a signpost.

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