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So what? Like if something was posted years before should it never be posted ever again? We are talking 5 years here, and the information hasn’t become deprecat
by iammjm 1y ago
So what? Like if something was posted years before should it never be posted ever again? We are talking 5 years here, and the information hasn’t become deprecated or outdated
- CrazyStat 1y agoPeople might be interested to see what was said last time.
- ishouldbework 1y agoI do not believe that is dang's point. He often posts comments like these under recurring posts, I assume in hope that the past discussions could also be of interest to the readers.
- iammjm 1y agoI see! my bad
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- mellosouls 1y agoIts very normal on HN to point to earlier discussions on the same article or subject and is normally intended as help rather than a complaint.
- dang 1y agoNot at all! As the other commenters have pointed out, no criticism is implied. Reposts are fine after a year or so. This is in the FAQ: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html. It's just that readers are often curious to look at past discussions. Sometimes I point that out: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=by%3Adang%20related%20readers&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que....
- iammjm 1y agoThat makes sense, sorry for my negative interpretation
- baked_beanz 1y agoI really appreciate respectful interactions like this on HN. It's easy to misinterpret things in text!
- volemo 1y agoWhat a guy, to criticise dang himself. :P
- dang 11mo agoHN users aren't shy about doing that, nor should they be.
- caymanjim 1y agoIn case it isn't clear from the responses, dang is the HN moderator. He regularly groups related stories and references past threads.