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It doesn't look like that particular link has been previously posted though.
by midgetjones 9y ago
It doesn't look like that particular link has been previously posted though.
- dang 9y agoMultiple articles on the same story can get flagged as dupes even though they come from different sites/links. The test isn't "is this URL unique", it's "does this story add significant new information". That dates from the Snowden storm of 2013, when the HN front page was dominated by copycat articles that added nothing new, and were just follow-ups to other stories which had already been discussed. Many users disliked that and we realized they were right and came up with the 'significant new information' test in response. It works surprisingly well.
- midgetjones 9y agoInteresting, thanks.