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Usually the system catches when I submit a dup and counts my submission as an upvote. Didn't happen this time.

by jackfoxy 16y ago

RiderOfGiraffes 16y ago
The difference is that the article I mention is the bare URL, whereas the one you've submitted here has a load of crap on the end, namely: ...? utm_source=feedburner & utm_medium=feed & utm_campaign=Feed:+wired/index+(Wired:+Index+3+(Top+Stories+2)) Without all that crap the duplicate detector would've worked as intended. Again, the suggestion I made some time ago would've caught it: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1012215 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1012215
- jokermatt999 16y ago
  That junk is automatically generated, and is frequently not noticed. It seems like it causes a large number of dupes both here and on reddit, but I think it's almost always an error. It's easy to forget or not realize that it will result in a repost because the system doesn't check for that. The trick of adding ?repost, etc is sometimes used to make a repost on reddit, but I don't think I've seen it here. Also, I wouldn't argue that all reposts are bad. If it received 0 comments and votes, despite being an interesting article, perhaps a single, better timed repost is in order. I wouldn't suggest resubmitting it repeatedly, but I don't think that single resubmissions are more harmful for HN than good content being missed.
  - RiderOfGiraffes 16y ago
    It's the OCD in me - I just get annoyed that duplicates keep getting posted without people checking. I know I'm in a minority, I know most people don't care, and I know some articles deserve a repost because they really were valuable, even if no one saw it first time round. But I'll keep marking duplicates so people are at least aware that the item isn't new, and so that, with any luck, discussion doesn't get split unnecessarily.

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Usually the system catches when I submit a dup and counts my submission as an upvote. Didn't happen this time.

by jackfoxy 16y ago

Usually the system catches when I submit a dup and counts my submission as an upvote. Didn't happen this time.

RiderOfGiraffes 16y ago
The difference is that the article I mention is the bare URL, whereas the one you've submitted here has a load of crap on the end, namely: ...? utm_source=feedburner & utm_medium=feed & utm_campaign=Feed:+wired/index+(Wired:+Index+3+(Top+Stories+2)) Without all that crap the duplicate detector would've worked as intended. Again, the suggestion I made some time ago would've caught it: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1012215 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1012215
- jokermatt999 16y ago
  That junk is automatically generated, and is frequently not noticed. It seems like it causes a large number of dupes both here and on reddit, but I think it's almost always an error. It's easy to forget or not realize that it will result in a repost because the system doesn't check for that. The trick of adding ?repost, etc is sometimes used to make a repost on reddit, but I don't think I've seen it here. Also, I wouldn't argue that all reposts are bad. If it received 0 comments and votes, despite being an interesting article, perhaps a single, better timed repost is in order. I wouldn't suggest resubmitting it repeatedly, but I don't think that single resubmissions are more harmful for HN than good content being missed.
  - RiderOfGiraffes 16y ago
    It's the OCD in me - I just get annoyed that duplicates keep getting posted without people checking. I know I'm in a minority, I know most people don't care, and I know some articles deserve a repost because they really were valuable, even if no one saw it first time round. But I'll keep marking duplicates so people are at least aware that the item isn't new, and so that, with any luck, discussion doesn't get split unnecessarily.