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Tell HN: Avoid double posting to HN by searching before posting

4 points by gosuri 16y ago

I sometimes make the mistake of double posting an article usually having similar content but from a different urls. Now I use http://searchyc.com/ to search before I post and would recommend you too. Thanks to chengmi and alaskamiller for creating this awesome tool.

eru 16y ago
Actually, double posting isn't too bad. It may give articles another shot at making it to the front page.
- RDDavies 16y ago
  The value, IMO, of this site is in the comments. Posting an article twice creates a dichotomy of comments.
  - eru 16y ago
    Yes. Though if a submission hasn't gotten any discussion in the first place, than a re-submission can be fruitful. Perhaps there should be a way to merge discussions?