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Something went wrong because this was posted a day ago https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11347144 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11347144 But I'm glad

• gus_massa 11y ago
  From the guidelines: > Are reposts ok? > If a story has had significant attention in the last year or so, we kill reposts as duplicates. If not, a small number of reposts is ok. In other threads, the mods explained that the dupe detector is weaker than expected on purpose so good stories get a second (and third, ...) chance to get popular. Sometimes the first submission don't get attention by bad luck (wrong time, another submission was too popular, random, ...). So it's common to see that the second or third resubmission gets to the front page.
  • jcr 11y ago
    I'm sorry to be so pedantic, but prevent an argument from anyone looking for confirmation, the quote is from the HN FAQ [1], not the HN Guidelines [2]. Both are linked at the bottom of most HN pages. BTW, Gus, at least some of the time I've been trying to use your preferred "Previous" format with points, days, and comment count when it seem relevant and useful (i.e. when it won't be killed as a dupe). You suggested it in a comment a few days or weeks ago. It's more work, but I'd bet it's more helpful, especially for new users. Most of the time, adding dupe links is simple and should happen quickly since it prevents split discussions and manual merges. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
  • triplesec 11y ago
    Thank you for the constructive answers
• jessaustin 11y ago
  Please don't link to previous submissions that inspired no discussion whatsoever. It's just noise.