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Asking because it isn't spelled out in HN Guidelines. What are the actual automated rules for posting 'dupe' stories? This is a dupe from 10 days ago. https://
by FrustratedMonky 3y ago
Asking because it isn't spelled out in HN Guidelines. What are the actual automated rules for posting 'dupe' stories?
This is a dupe from 10 days ago.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39400770 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39400770
When I submit something that is a dupe, it gets labeled as dupe and not posted. But this post was dupe and did get posted.
What are the automated rules?
- pegasus 3y agoThere's a somewhat recent post by dang saying that (if I remember correctly) moderators sometimes manually look over rejected posts and give them a second chance if they feel it's worth a shot.
- romaintailhurat 3y agoWeird because the app i used for posting this story usually points me to a dupe when there is one, i'm not sure if it's part of the HN API and why this mechanism has not worked as intended.
- FrustratedMonky 3y agoah. thank you. that might explain it. I'll try the app next time, maybe that bypasses some check. Or better, next time I submit, I'll use website regularly, and if it flags as dupe, I can switch to app and see if it bypasses the check.