The key point is that good stories can get lost in the noise and once lost reviving them is very difficult. Re-posting the story with the same URL just adds a k

The key point is that good stories can get lost in the noise and once lost reviving them is very difficult. Re-posting the story with the same URL just adds a karma point to the original poster but does not get any mention on the "new" page so no-one else gets the chance to review and (possibly) update a good but overlooked post.