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I do not understand the new dupe detection system. The same user posted the same link 10 hours ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10368978 https://news.y
by dfc 11y ago
I do not understand the new dupe detection system. The same user posted the same link 10 hours ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10368978 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10368978
- Jtsummers 11y agoWhen there wasn't uptake on an interesting article the mods contact the original poster and ask them to repost it.
- DanBC 11y agodang's announcement thread explains it: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10223645 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10223645
- dang 11y agoWe don't consider a story a duplicate if it hasn't had significant attention yet. Otherwise the randomness of what gets (or doesn't get) seen on newest causes too many good stories to pass unnoticed.