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From the official FAQs[0]: If a story has had significant attention in the last year or so, we kill reposts as duplicates. If not, a small number of reposts is
by merricksb 8y ago
From the official FAQs[0]:
If a story has had significant attention in the last year or so, we kill reposts as duplicates. If not, a small number of reposts is ok.
252 points/261 comments probably qualifies as "significant attention".
[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html