# “This question may have an answer here:” banner for the Author

The duplicated question flag has been correctly raised for my question. There is a banner on my page asking for some action on my part.

How do I respond?

The banner offers me two inappropriate choices that are not universally exhaustive.

• "That solved my problem" button
The duplicated question has some excellent answers but none are complete.

• "No, my question is different"
The spirit of the questions are identical, if worded differently.

Additionally, it would be a shame to lose the high quality answer from @GottfriedHelms. It offers a different, striking visualization of the problem. If this weren't the case, I would immediately vote to close my question.

How should I proceed?

• It is likely that the question can be merged to the original (duplicated) question; in this way, the answer(s) you received will be included among those in the original. Of course, however, we can only merge a post already closed as a dupe, with the duplicated target. So closing as a dupe may be appropriate. If or when that happens, be sure to flag a mod (click on: needs moderator attention, and explain the situation, requesting a merge). – amWhy Jul 7 '18 at 0:07

• "Yes" $\not \equiv$ "That solved my problem" – David Diaz Aug 6 '19 at 3:10