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I have submitted this exact article three days ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32821927 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32821927 Can someone tel

by hrbf 4y ago

I have submitted this exact article three days ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32821927 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32821927 Can someone tell me how this apparent duplicate comes into being? I was under the impression that HN consolidates identical submissions.

djrockstar1 4y ago
It's not considered a repost unless it has already gotten attention recently. Things like time of day or day of the week or just randomness can affect if a post gets the discussion is deserves, so HN does allow reposts. From the HN FAQ[1]: > Are reposts ok? > If a story has not had significant attention in the last year or so, a small number of reposts is ok. Otherwise we bury reposts as duplicates. > Please don't delete and repost the same story. Deletion is for things that shouldn't have been submitted in the first place. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html
- jtbayly 4y ago
  That doesn’t really answer the question. Often I submit a link, but it doesn’t even get a submission made. Instead it just counts as an upvote on the same link that somebody else already submitted. I’m guessing there’s a time-based cutoff.
  - bombcar 4y ago
    It's something like 2 days iirc.