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I already posted this yesterday. Not sure what is the duplication flagging procedure. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24419169 https://news.ycombinator.com

• _-___________-_ 6y ago
  Sometimes stuff gets reposted, and sometimes one or other of the reposts gets a bigger discussion or more upvotes, maybe because of the time of day, or maybe because of other things getting discussed that day that change the context, or whatever. I don't think it's really a problem?
  • gostsamo 6y ago
    Besides the self-validation, not a problem as far as the information reaches people.
• gervwyk 6y ago
  I was wondering the same thing coz seems to me users with higher karma has a much better chance that their posts surfaces. Wonder if the HN algorithm works karma into the equation?
  • matsemann 6y ago
    I think there is a correlation, but only because people with more karma have been her longer and probably posted more stuff. So naturally some of their posts eventually will end up on the front page. As for getting it to the front page, having a few early votes are critical. Then it will be seen by more people, and it snowballs from there. So it's mostly luck/timing.