A year for threshold seems to be an overkill. A repost from the last week is indeed a waste of a FP space, but from 6 months ago? Especially for a static articl

A year for threshold seems to be an overkill. A repost from the last week is indeed a waste of a FP space, but from 6 months ago? Especially for a static article where HN comments are as a good read as the article itself. I'd say the rule may need a revision. Besides, HN rules have always been "more what you call guidelines, than actual rules" :)