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Old articles that consistently do well are periodically re-submitted by accounts that want to farm karma points. Why, I don't know.

account-5 5y ago
Cynical and for some maybe true. Or it could be people are genuinely posting something they have just read for the first time and thought others might find it interesting. I count myself in this group; posting and finding this interesting. I do search before posting though others may not.
petee 5y ago
Ive resubmitted a post that i knew was on HN a few years prior, but forgot just how eye opening it was at the time and thought that surely some missed it and would appreciate it again. You're probably right some people do it for points, but more likely its just more people fascinated by a specific topic, so more submissions. My repost in particular was the ASCII/binary 4-column representation rather than the typical 3-col, which makes a big difference in understanding
- MrBuddyCasino 5y ago
  I should have been more elaborate. Your case is of course fine. But I noticed accounts with a very high karma count that submit a huge volume of articles, but hardly any comments. I don’t know exactly what’s going on, but I find it slightly weird.
kergonath 5y ago
Resubmitting is one thing, but if it is upvoted, it means that at least some people find or interesting or valuable. If some people do, then resubmitting it was useful.
- MrBuddyCasino 5y ago
  This erodes the quality over time, as the platform becomes less useful to regulars and long-time members, and thus dis-incentives investment and care. Every open platform without rules devolves into a porn distributor, so strictly going by „what’s popular“ is problematic.
  - kergonath 5y ago
    I hear you, but that’s the whole point of HN. Nobody takes editorial decisions. It’s great if your interests are aligned with the community and as long as the noise is manageable by the voting system. Besides, there is quite a bit of turnover on the front page. A post that you find useless today will probably be gone from the front page before tomorrow.

account-5 5y ago

Cynical and for some maybe true. Or it could be people are genuinely posting something they have just read for the first time and thought others might find it interesting. I count myself in this group; posting and finding this interesting. I do search before posting though others may not.

petee 5y ago

Ive resubmitted a post that i knew was on HN a few years prior, but forgot just how eye opening it was at the time and thought that surely some missed it and would appreciate it again. You're probably right some people do it for points, but more likely its just more people fascinated by a specific topic, so more submissions. My repost in particular was the ASCII/binary 4-column representation rather than the typical 3-col, which makes a big difference in understanding

MrBuddyCasino 5y ago
I should have been more elaborate. Your case is of course fine. But I noticed accounts with a very high karma count that submit a huge volume of articles, but hardly any comments. I don’t know exactly what’s going on, but I find it slightly weird.

kergonath 5y ago

Resubmitting is one thing, but if it is upvoted, it means that at least some people find or interesting or valuable. If some people do, then resubmitting it was useful.

MrBuddyCasino 5y ago
This erodes the quality over time, as the platform becomes less useful to regulars and long-time members, and thus dis-incentives investment and care. Every open platform without rules devolves into a porn distributor, so strictly going by „what’s popular“ is problematic.
- kergonath 5y ago
  I hear you, but that’s the whole point of HN. Nobody takes editorial decisions. It’s great if your interests are aligned with the community and as long as the noise is manageable by the voting system. Besides, there is quite a bit of turnover on the front page. A post that you find useless today will probably be gone from the front page before tomorrow.