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Again? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44540804 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44540804 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44355853 https://news.y

Again? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44540804 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44540804 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44355853 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44355853 edit: I am genuinely curious about spam prevention on HN. What systems we got working against fraudulent actors?

TheObviousOne 1y ago
Beside the spam issue...Does the repo legit, though?
- rtaylorgarlock 1y ago
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  - limagnolia 1y ago
    Different accounts doing the submitting- could be the same person, but might not be too. Also, HN guidelines don't really discourage duplicate submissions, and in some cases, HN moderators are known to encourage re-submission.
  - echelon 1y ago
    Why are you upset that the author resubmitted? The last posts got no traction at all. A post getting two submissions twice does not make this a re-post. Nobody on earth saw the previous submissions. It's permissible for folks to submit posts a few times until they actually get noticed or dang steps in to tell them to stop. The author is doing things exactly as the rules permit. If you've learned from your wife's social media career, you know that you often have to keep trying in order to pick up traction. The algorithm requires signal.
  - 38 1y ago
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NewJazz 1y ago
Reposts aren't really moderated unless the previous posts were highly updated/commented and recent.
nateb2022 1y ago
Considering the previous posts never got more than 2 points, I didn't think reposting it would be an issue. I am not a fraudulent actor (not sure what basis there is for that accusation) and generally post things I come across. OpenCut was in my GitHub feed today, seemed like it could be useful to others, ergo I shared it.
- rtaylorgarlock 1y ago
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  - colecut 1y ago
    don't give yourself too much credit..
    - therealpygon 1y ago
      None would be better.
      - rtaylorgarlock 1y ago
        This is hn. Do i seem like the sort of homie to expect anything other than shame here? Have a great day.
        colecut 1y ago
        All you have done in this thread is try to shame?
- danjl 1y ago
  TIL: there's a GitHub feed https://github.com/explore https://github.com/explore
tomhow 1y ago
This is covered in the FAQ: If a story has not had significant attention in the last year or so, a small number of reposts is ok. Three counts as "a small number of reposts", particularly when it's from different users, and the fact that it eventually attracted upvotes and a good discussion indicates the reposts were warranted, as randomness plays a big role in whether or not a submission gets traction. Also, we don't like to see public "callouts" like this, and the guidelines ask us to avoid accusations of astroturfing, shilling, etc, because a false public accusation is more harmful than a valid one is beneficial. Please contact us at hn@ycombinator.com if you see anything suspicious. FAQ: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html Guidelines: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

TheObviousOne 1y ago

Beside the spam issue...Does the repo legit, though?

rtaylorgarlock 1y ago
[flagged]
- limagnolia 1y ago
  Different accounts doing the submitting- could be the same person, but might not be too. Also, HN guidelines don't really discourage duplicate submissions, and in some cases, HN moderators are known to encourage re-submission.
- echelon 1y ago
  Why are you upset that the author resubmitted? The last posts got no traction at all. A post getting two submissions twice does not make this a re-post. Nobody on earth saw the previous submissions. It's permissible for folks to submit posts a few times until they actually get noticed or dang steps in to tell them to stop. The author is doing things exactly as the rules permit. If you've learned from your wife's social media career, you know that you often have to keep trying in order to pick up traction. The algorithm requires signal.
- 38 1y ago
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NewJazz 1y ago

Reposts aren't really moderated unless the previous posts were highly updated/commented and recent.

nateb2022 1y ago

Considering the previous posts never got more than 2 points, I didn't think reposting it would be an issue. I am not a fraudulent actor (not sure what basis there is for that accusation) and generally post things I come across. OpenCut was in my GitHub feed today, seemed like it could be useful to others, ergo I shared it.

rtaylorgarlock 1y ago
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- colecut 1y ago
  don't give yourself too much credit..
  - therealpygon 1y ago
    None would be better.
    - rtaylorgarlock 1y ago
      This is hn. Do i seem like the sort of homie to expect anything other than shame here? Have a great day.
      - colecut 1y ago
        All you have done in this thread is try to shame?
danjl 1y ago
TIL: there's a GitHub feed https://github.com/explore https://github.com/explore

tomhow 1y ago

This is covered in the FAQ: If a story has not had significant attention in the last year or so, a small number of reposts is ok. Three counts as "a small number of reposts", particularly when it's from different users, and the fact that it eventually attracted upvotes and a good discussion indicates the reposts were warranted, as randomness plays a big role in whether or not a submission gets traction. Also, we don't like to see public "callouts" like this, and the guidelines ask us to avoid accusations of astroturfing, shilling, etc, because a false public accusation is more harmful than a valid one is beneficial. Please contact us at hn@ycombinator.com if you see anything suspicious. FAQ: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html Guidelines: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html