<p>This is what the software does when a user proposes that a question is a duplicate. The software isn't smart enough to figure out the contextual information about who authored which question, and the relationships among the authors.</p>
<p>The main meta.stackexchange site is the best place to ask questions about how the Stack Exchange software works. Here's the duplicate thread: <a href="https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/339563/the-auto-comment-does-this-answer-your-question-generated-when-voting-to-clos">The auto-comment “Does this answer your question?” generated when voting to close as a duplicate is sometimes confusing</a></p>
