My point goes both ways: if you're linking a previous submission, indicate whether or not you think that the current submission is a dupe. Otherwise your inte

My point goes both ways: if you're linking a previous submission, indicate whether or not you think that the current submission is a dupe. Otherwise your intent is unclear, and those of us who both flag dupes and try to see that legitimate submissions get a fair chance have to do extra work. I do this myself, e.g., Not dupes: <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33942714 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33942714> <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39242203 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39242203> Dupes: <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40785312 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40785312> <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40678762 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40678762> <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40481418 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40481418> Generally, posting naked links is a poor practice. (There are occasional exceptions. They are rare.) You don't have to write a book, just make context / intent clear, as the examples I've linked show.