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I think HN is getting at a point that it needs some clever ajaxy thingy when posting a link. E.g. on Stackoverflow when you post a question you get a list of si
by pan69 17y ago
I think HN is getting at a point that it needs some clever ajaxy thingy when posting a link. E.g. on Stackoverflow when you post a question you get a list of similar/related questions when you start typing in the question title box.
Since most people copy and paste the blog/news titles anyway as the link title, the chance will be pretty big for a perfect match when you post a link.
- albertsun 17y agoOr check the parts of the query strings that distinguish printer-friendly from regular view, have a referrer listed, etc.
- dangoldin 17y agoOr penalize resubmitters? For every vote that the resubmitted article gets the submitter loses a karma point. It might be a bit overboard but could be interesting to see.
- pan69 17y agoThat might be a bit to much. I don't think there is a reason to penalize re-submitters as it's obviously not re-submitted on purpose or to do harm. It's re-submitted because no one can look at every single link posted here and it's quite easy to miss something. I mean, for most common folk (like myself) reading HN is not a day job but a spare time activity. Not all of us are that fortunate.
- netcan 17y agoWhy bother? There isn't a huge problem here. How often do you click a link and say 'oh, this again?' How often is the front page polluted with duplicates?