Adding a couple of ? at the end and re-submitting a story that is still on the first page (#17 right now) is not cool. I understand that there is an update on

Adding a couple of ? at the end and re-submitting a story that is still on the first page (#17 right now) is not cool. I understand that there is an update on the story, but is re-submitting the only way to convey that to HN? Not quite sure.