How can this be reposted to the front page 24 hours later but if you submit a link from 8 months ago you get redirected to the thread? Does one get special priv

How can this be reposted to the front page 24 hours later but if you submit a link from 8 months ago you get redirected to the thread? Does one get special privileges at 80k karma? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44796698 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44796698