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• Jeff_Brown 5y ago
  I recently posted the Wikipedia article for the Tesla Valve, an invention more than 100 years old, and it was upvoted a lot, and then I learned had been posted many times before. I don't think the affair harmed anyone. Hacker News is whatever the community wants it to be. We have no obligation to ensure the title of the community conveys any information about our activities.
• nine_k 5y ago
  I'd say that submitting a link to HN is not about having it handled in the most just and impassionate manner. This is a social media site, it's prone to fads and mood swings. If you think something is worth considering, submit it in the right time: when the news feed is not yet very crowded but the readers are already there, or when the home page is already discussing a related issue, or has discussed it yesterday, etc. If not successful, use the "second chance", at the right time, again. In any case, bring good material. Schooling is an ever-important topic, and with September looming closer, it's on many people's minds. PG used to write quite good essays, with important ideas, so people don't mind upvoting, just in case someone missed it in 2019.