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Or see 29 days ago, when this user last posted this exact same link.

• dang 6y ago
  True, but that post got no attention and no comments, which means (1) it's ok to repost (https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html) and (2) it's best not to link to it from another thread (otherwise users click, find nothing there, and get grumpy).
  • moistly 6y ago
    Why allow Wikipedia links at all? They’re almost always mundane and receive little attention. Seems like an abuse of a service that’s intended to generate informed discussion.
    • dang 6y ago
      It depends on the topic. If it's an intellectually interesting, specific topic that hasn't been discussed much, Wikipedia submissions can be fine. If it's a generic or well-trodden topic, that's not good. Generally the best third-party article would make a better submission, but that's not always possible. This has come up quite a few times: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=by%3Adang%20wikipedia%20submission&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...
      • moistly 6y ago
        Thanks, I should have searched myself; I was pretty sure there must have been previous community pushback against Wikipedia links. I usually read New without logging in; if others commonly do the same, they may be developing the impression that ‘pedia links to popular common topics is a-ok. Thanks for your moderation work!