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Here's how I see reposts. I agree that people shouldn't just repost things because they were popular at one point, and they want the karma. However, realize t
by zheng 16y ago
Here's how I see reposts. I agree that people shouldn't just repost things because they were popular at one point, and they want the karma. However, realize that for people who weren't around when that was posted (over a year ago), this is pretty cool. There is also no way I would have ever thought "Hey, I wonder if there is a shell-esque interface to google? Oh, I bet HN will have a link about it! Let me go search!". So, I think when spaced out enough reposts are good. Over a year seems like long enough to me.
- apgwoz 16y agoI disagree. I want to see new stuff. There's plenty of worthy stuff that in /new that does't see the homepage because shit like this reappears every 6 months/1 year/whatever. edit: emphasized what kind of stuff in /new
- MikeCampo 16y agoWell new stuff to you might be old stuff to me. Unless you've looked at every single submission on this site, no need to complain. Just don't open the link or comments.
- apgwoz 16y agoIt's really hard to use the site with that mindset when 15/30 of the submissions on the front page are resubmissions. I'm not sure if that ratio has ever happened, but it certainly feels like it quite often. Other articles that make it feel that way that I wish I could just eliminate all together--anything talking about Node.js, productivity related (how I fooled myself into working), "how can I learn to program." These all seem way too common for my tastes. I'm not against any of these topics, in moderation, but regardless of what anyone says, the community that has grown here over the past years has become dominated by those with poor taste.
- alain94040 16y agoYou are projecting your own preferences. You don't like Node.js stories, I'm sure an equal number of hn users prefer those. I also highly doubt that half of the home page are resubmissions, based on the fact that a lot cover recent news (see the Apple iPad coverage for instance). So either come up with your own filters, but don't try to push them on everyone else here. We are diverse enough to enjoy a bit of everything.
- apgwoz 16y agoNo way! I wrote an opinionated comment? How rude of me! > So either come up with your own filters, but don't try to push them on everyone else here. We are diverse enough to enjoy a bit of everything. Are you suggesting that if I build filters I not share them with the community? I think the point I'm trying to make is that Hacker News is no longer one size fits all. If I have to spend my time here searching amongst the crap to find something I want to read, it's just flat out not worth it. I've already started going back to Reddit much more often, because of their subreddits (after years of maybe once every 6 months or so browsing).
- phrotoma 16y agoHN knows what I've clicked when logged in, seems like the sort of thing that could be used to hide resubmissions if desired ...
- MikeCampo 16y agoThat's a good idea. It could be an option in your account preferences.
- zheng 16y agoI think "shit like this" is fairly subjective, so you can see the rest of the thread for that part. I agree with MikeCampo, this was certainly not old to me, and I truthfully enjoyed it and would have never even found it without the repost.
- mquander 16y agoApparently you like re-flamewars, too. Can't we leave this kind of stuff for meta posts?
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