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It would be nice to see clarification from somebody who know the processes around closing and re-opening well. (I am not sure what happened here and how the same user can get the question into the reopen review queue repeatedly in such a short timespan.)

My understanding is that one user has only one re-open (or close) vote - but the votes age away. So if the process of re-opening (closing) is not finished, the same user might cast re-open (close) vote again. (But only after the vote aged away, which takes some time - so this is not the situation in the particular case you pointed out.)

One situation where I think it is legitimate to cast a re-open (close) vote repeatedly: The question gets into the review, but not enough users actually review it and the review is invalidated.

This happens quite often on meta. From the stats for close and reopen review queues, you can see, that only a few people actually do reviews on meta.

• Here is a SEDE query showing questions which have been through reopen review queue several times: main, meta.
• Here is a similar SEDE query for close votes: main, meta.
• List of review of a specific post - main 19152 and 23478; meta 3486 and 672. (I have chosen some posts withe several reviews as examples.)
• Users with sufficient reputation can see the history in the review queues on main and on meta. Here are SEDE queries - accessible to any user: main and meta. (You can change which types of reviews you want to display.) You can see that on meta the review often ends as "Invalidated".

When using those queries, keep in mind that SEDE is only updated once a week.

I will freely admit that several of the questions on meta with many close votes reviews got there through my close votes. I consider them to be obvious duplicates. (Or at least most of them.) As I explained, if there weren't enough reviewers and a review was invalidated, it seems reasonable to try the close process again. (In the hope that actually some users might look at the review this time.)

It would be nice to see clarification from somebody who know the processes around closing and re-opening well. (I am not sure what happened here and how the same user can get the question into the reopen review queue repeatedly in such a short timespan.)

My understanding is that one user has only one re-open (or close) vote - but the votes age away. So if the process of re-opening (closing) is not finished, the same user might cast re-open (close) vote again. (But only after the vote aged away, which takes some time - so this is not the situation in the particular case you pointed out.)

One situation where I think it is legitimate to cast a re-open (close) vote repeatedly: The question gets into the review, but not enough users actually review it and the review is invalidated.

This happens quite often on meta. From the stats for close and reopen review queues, you can see, that only a few people actually do reviews on meta.

• Here is a SEDE query showing questions which have been through reopen review queue several times: main, meta.
• Here is a similar SEDE query for close votes: main, meta.
• List of review of a specific post - main 19152 and 23478; meta 3486 and 672. (I have chosen some posts withe several reviews as examples.)
• Users with sufficient reputation can see the history in the review queues on main and on meta. Here are SEDE queries - accessible to any user: main and meta. And in the following queries you can change which types of reviews you want to display: main and meta. You can see that on meta the review often ends as "Invalidated".

When using those queries, keep in mind that SEDE is only updated once a week.

I will freely admit that several of the questions on meta with many close votes reviews got there through my close votes. I consider them to be obvious duplicates. (Or at least most of them.) As I explained, if there weren't enough reviewers and a review was invalidated, it seems reasonable to try the close process again. (In the hope that actually some users might look at the review this time.)

It would be nice to see clarification from somebody who know the processes around closing and re-opening well. (I am not sure what happened here and how the same user can get the question into the reopen review queue repeatedly in such a short timespan.)

My understanding is that one user has only one re-open (or close) vote - but the votes age away. So if the process of re-opening (closing) is not finished, the same user might case re-open (close) vote again. (But only after the vote aged away, which takes some time - so this is not the situation in the particular case you pointed out.)

One situation where I think it is legitimate to cast a re-open (close) vote repeatedly: The question gets into the review, but not enough users actually review it and the review is invalidated.

This happens quite often on meta. From the stats for close and reopen review queues, you can see, that only a few people actually do reviews on meta.

• Here is a SEDE query showing questions which have been through reopen review queue several times: main, meta.
• Here is a similar SEDE query for close votes: main, meta.
• List of review of a specific post - main 19152 and 23478; meta 3486 and 672. (I have chosen some posts withe several reviews as examples.)
• Users with sufficient reputation can see the history in the review queues on main and on meta. Here are SEDE queries - accessible to any user: main and meta. (You can change which types of reviews you want to display.) You can see that on meta the review often ends as "Invalidated".

I will freely admit that several of the questions on meta with many close votes reviews got there through my close votes. I consider them to be obvious duplicates. (Or at least most of them.) As I explained, if there weren't enough reviewers and a review was invalidated, it seems reasonable to try the close process again. (In the hope that actually some users might look at the review this time.)

It would be nice to see clarification from somebody who know the processes around closing and re-opening well. (I am not sure what happened here and how the same user can get the question into the reopen review queue repeatedly in such a short timespan.)

My understanding is that one user has only one re-open (or close) vote - but the votes age away. So if the process of re-opening (closing) is not finished, the same user might cast re-open (close) vote again. (But only after the vote aged away, which takes some time - so this is not the situation in the particular case you pointed out.)

One situation where I think it is legitimate to cast a re-open (close) vote repeatedly: The question gets into the review, but not enough users actually review it and the review is invalidated.

This happens quite often on meta. From the stats for close and reopen review queues, you can see, that only a few people actually do reviews on meta.

• Here is a SEDE query showing questions which have been through reopen review queue several times: main, meta.
• Here is a similar SEDE query for close votes: main, meta.
• List of review of a specific post - main 19152 and 23478; meta 3486 and 672. (I have chosen some posts withe several reviews as examples.)
• Users with sufficient reputation can see the history in the review queues on main and on meta. Here are SEDE queries - accessible to any user: main and meta. (You can change which types of reviews you want to display.) You can see that on meta the review often ends as "Invalidated".

When using those queries, keep in mind that SEDE is only updated once a week.

I will freely admit that several of the questions on meta with many close votes reviews got there through my close votes. I consider them to be obvious duplicates. (Or at least most of them.) As I explained, if there weren't enough reviewers and a review was invalidated, it seems reasonable to try the close process again. (In the hope that actually some users might look at the review this time.)

It would be nice to see clarification from somebody who know the processes around closing and re-opening well. (I am not sure what happened here and how the same user can get the question into the reopen review queue repeatedly in such a short timespan.)

My understanding is that one user has only one re-open (or close) vote - but the votes age away. So if the process of re-opening (closing) is not finished, the same user might case re-open (close) vote again. (But only after the vote aged away, which takes some time - so this is not the situation in the particular case you pointed out.)

One situation where I think it is legitimate to cast a re-open (close) vote repeatedly: The question gets into the review, but not enough users actually review it and the review is invalidated.

This happens quite often on meta. From the stats for close and reopen review queues, you can see, that only a few people actually do reviews on meta.

• Here is a SEDE query showing questions which have been through reopen review queue several times: main, meta.
• Here is a similar SEDE query for close votes: main, meta.
• List of review of a specific post - main 19152 and 23478; meta 3486 and 672. (I have chosen some posts withe several reviews as examples.)

I will freely admit that several of the questions on meta with many close votes reviews got there through my close votes. I consider them to be obvious duplicates. (Or at least most of them.) As I explained, if there weren't enough reviewers and a review was invalidated, it seems reasonable to try the close process again. (In the hope that actually some users might look at the review this time.)

It would be nice to see clarification from somebody who know the processes around closing and re-opening well. (I am not sure what happened here and how the same user can get the question into the reopen review queue repeatedly in such a short timespan.)

My understanding is that one user has only one re-open (or close) vote - but the votes age away. So if the process of re-opening (closing) is not finished, the same user might case re-open (close) vote again. (But only after the vote aged away, which takes some time - so this is not the situation in the particular case you pointed out.)

One situation where I think it is legitimate to cast a re-open (close) vote repeatedly: The question gets into the review, but not enough users actually review it and the review is invalidated.

This happens quite often on meta. From the stats for close and reopen review queues, you can see, that only a few people actually do reviews on meta.

• Here is a SEDE query showing questions which have been through reopen review queue several times: main, meta.
• Here is a similar SEDE query for close votes: main, meta.
• List of review of a specific post - main 19152 and 23478; meta 3486 and 672. (I have chosen some posts withe several reviews as examples.)
• Users with sufficient reputation can see the history in the review queues on main and on meta. Here are SEDE queries - accessible to any user: main and meta. (You can change which types of reviews you want to display.) You can see that on meta the review often ends as "Invalidated".

I will freely admit that several of the questions on meta with many close votes reviews got there through my close votes. I consider them to be obvious duplicates. (Or at least most of them.) As I explained, if there weren't enough reviewers and a review was invalidated, it seems reasonable to try the close process again. (In the hope that actually some users might look at the review this time.)