I get the sentiment. And I think you should feel encouraged to repost the thing that interested you. That's one of the things I've found good about HN. Some rea

I get the sentiment. And I think you should feel encouraged to repost the thing that interested you. That's one of the things I've found good about HN. Some really old, obscure posts/topics get reposted and I get to discover/re-discover them. Another way to tackle this is possibly write a blog post around your topic of interest then link it here. In one way you invite longer discussion while allowing rediscovery for any previous commenters. You should try it