Flagging/tagging and merging while keeping it in it's position on the front page would be a much better solution. Most of us don't sit all day on HN and if some

Flagging/tagging and merging while keeping it in it's position on the front page would be a much better solution. Most of us don't sit all day on HN and if something gets upvoted to the front page twice it's reasonable to believe that it is there on merit, both times (barring any automated gaming of the system which is another story). Perhaps a review with the aim of considering a less binary solution to this issue is in order?