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points by lovich 21 hours ago | 0 comments

I did the same and would still have a question closed as a dupe, with a link to the question I had already explained was different from my situation.

Do you have a link?

No, I used my real name for stack overflowing and not willing to link it to this account

I've seen that too. Not that common, but it certainly happened more than it should. You get a point for close-dup-ing whether you're right or not.

You do not get points for closing questions, and you get negative points for downvoting. Where did that lie come from?