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5 hours ago (3 hours before jacquesm), I submitted the same story with a slightly different title (and with a clean URL) http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16
by chunkyslink 16y ago
5 hours ago (3 hours before jacquesm), I submitted the same story with a slightly different title (and with a clean URL)
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1655658 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1655658
An example of A/B testing on hacker news submission titles! Or perhaps just having a more recognized username?
- pmjordan 16y agoYours was probably just submitted at an unfortunate time with little user activity from the Americas.
- chunkyslink 16y agoYes thats true, but I think it does highlight an issue with submitting 'dirty urls' (I realise this is a strong term) Based on what has just happened, I could look for a submission that is doing ok and resubmit it with a different title when the Americas wakes up. Of course I'm not saying that is what happened its just a possibility. Would make for a lot of duplicated stories.
- pmjordan 16y agoThere's not a lot you can realistically do about it in an automated way.