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Posted one day ago... boooo https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26987074 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26987074

• not1ofU 5y ago
  no sir, they're saying "buuurns..."
• gus_massa 5y ago
  Here usually the idea is to link previous post only when they have a lot of discussion, or some small but very important discussion. It sucks when you post something and someone else post it again and get more traction, but it's difficult to avoid. The alternative is to block the post forever, that is also bad. The mods are trying to do something about it, but I guess it will not be soon, you probably have to wait a few years ... (It seams easy, but it's a hard problem. The easy checks probably have very bad corner cases, and in these cases they make the changes slowly, very slowly. Don't hold your breath.)
  • ilaksh 5y ago
    If it's posted multiple times within a certain window then the original poster could be awarded the points. With maybe some minor bonus for the person who revived it (or used their network to promote it or whatever _coincidentally_ made it wildly more successful).
    • not1ofU 5y ago
      Thank you both for responding. It was more or less a tounge in cheek "boo", which is why I responded with the simpsons quote instead of deleting after downvotes. In fairness, a better worded title might have improved my submission.
    • gus_massa 5y ago
      IIRC, from a recent comment by dang, during the first 8 hours the reposts are merged and the upvotes go to the first submitter. But from time to time the mods make changes without warning, so in the future it may 4 hours, or 12 hours, or whatever.