Thanks for the clarification. Previously when I had dupe posted something it seemed to be counted as an up vote for the original post or I got an error that it

Thanks for the clarification. Previously when I had dupe posted something it seemed to be counted as an up vote for the original post or I got an error that it had already been posted without a redirect. A suggestion: Reposts count as up votes for original submission AND it puts another submission into the newest queue. Maybe with a REPOST tag and a counter for times REPOSTED. Additional visibility could help post get more up votes and make it to front page. Current system doesn't reward poster for being first, as you said, it is up to the lottery of /newest.