In this case I don't really see the problem. The previous submission was from 8 months ago. I don't understand why it's inherently bad if a decent topic is repo

In this case I don't really see the problem. The previous submission was from 8 months ago. I don't understand why it's inherently bad if a decent topic is reposting a couple times a year? It allows for people to catch an interesting article they might not have seen the first time around.