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Should the close/reopen vote threshold be lowered from 5 to 3?

German Language SE has been discussing whether they should have only three close votes instead of five to close questions. Stack Overflow lowered the close/reopen vote threshold from 5 to 3 in ...
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Should this XKCD question be closed, and why?

What were the original two results for 'died in a blogging accident'? This question about an XKCD comic currently has three votes to close, and Hamlet♦ has left a comment saying he'd be happy ...
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A reminder to those with 500+ reputation: please remember your close/reopen votes!

This was originally an old announcement, but still relevant today for different reasons. On this public beta site, every user with 500+ reputation has the ability to help with closing and reopening ...
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Unable to review close votes

I'm not quite sure why this is, but when I try to review close votes, the only option I have is 'Skip.' A screenshot: Is this because of my low rep?
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