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Also, dear moderators, how is this getting past the URL matching algorithm for previously posted material? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14566264 https:

Also, dear moderators, how is this getting past the URL matching algorithm for previously posted material? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14566264 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14566264 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14568011 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14568011 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14609042 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14609042 respectively point to the identical: https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/15/15812986/amazon-patent-online-price-checking https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/15/15812986/amazon-patent-on... https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/15/15812986/amazon-patent-online-price-checking https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/15/15812986/amazon-patent-on... https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/15/15812986/amazon-patent-online-price-checking https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/15/15812986/amazon-patent-on...

sctb 9y ago
The duplicate detector allows resubsmissions after about a day or so if the previous ones didn't receive significant attention. Edit: Also mentioned in the FAQ under “Are reposts OK?” https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html
- Overtonwindow 9y ago
  That probably explains why I submit a post, and it goes nowhere, but then a few hours later someone else submits the same post and it hits the front page.
- thinkling 9y ago
  Yep. After posting I emailed mods to ask and they said the same thing.