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So I see this type of headline happen a lot, and despite being a long time reader and short time commenter, is there a reason the author doesn't make a more spe

So I see this type of headline happen a lot, and despite being a long time reader and short time commenter, is there a reason the author doesn't make a more specific headline? Rclone has existed forever and has been mentioned here over a thousand times (https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=rclone+site%3Anews.ycombinator.com https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=rclone+...) Most of the time the poster links to a specific news item at least (which is also not okay without a specific headline) but sometimes the link just points to the home page. Regardless, it has been mentioned before. EDIT: Just to be clear, I'm not again an occasional mention of a project. Hacker news has allowed me to find some real gems, but most of those posts are new features added to the software, not just a generic link to the homepage.

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pvg 3y ago
Reposts are fine after a year or so and there hasn't been one that recently. Titles are usually the titles of the pages linked as is this one. https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=by%3Adang%20%22new%20to%20you%22&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...
iJohnDoe 3y ago
I think it’s meant to generate upvotes on the post and also meant to encourage discussions. Like you mentioned, some real gems are found, and for me are often found in the comments. So, these reposts are helpful. It’s like how many posts were made for “What do you use for note taking?” Some gems are are in the comments.
mil22 3y ago
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- pvg 3y ago
  If it isn't newsworthy, why is it on Hacker News? This is discussed in the site docs, it's fine to get news from HN but HN is not really about news.
  - mil22 3y ago
    Fair enough - as a user, that prompts me to ask myself, why am I using Hacker News for tech news when most of the content I see daily isn't actually news. I guess I will just be more aggressive in hiding posts that I didn't want to waste my time reading.
- ehPReth 3y ago
  because learning is FUNdamental!
Ayesh 3y ago
Some people might end up in the 10,000 (https://xkcd.com/1053/ https://xkcd.com/1053/)

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pvg 3y ago

Reposts are fine after a year or so and there hasn't been one that recently. Titles are usually the titles of the pages linked as is this one. https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=by%3Adang%20%22new%20to%20you%22&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...

iJohnDoe 3y ago

I think it’s meant to generate upvotes on the post and also meant to encourage discussions. Like you mentioned, some real gems are found, and for me are often found in the comments. So, these reposts are helpful. It’s like how many posts were made for “What do you use for note taking?” Some gems are are in the comments.

mil22 3y ago

pvg 3y ago
If it isn't newsworthy, why is it on Hacker News? This is discussed in the site docs, it's fine to get news from HN but HN is not really about news.
- mil22 3y ago
  Fair enough - as a user, that prompts me to ask myself, why am I using Hacker News for tech news when most of the content I see daily isn't actually news. I guess I will just be more aggressive in hiding posts that I didn't want to waste my time reading.
ehPReth 3y ago
because learning is FUNdamental!

Ayesh 3y ago

Some people might end up in the 10,000 (https://xkcd.com/1053/ https://xkcd.com/1053/)