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I submitted this exact url yesterday. What’s the criteria for when hn creates a new post vs going to the existing?
by bilsbie 11mo ago
I submitted this exact url yesterday. What’s the criteria for when hn creates a new post vs going to the existing?
- fancy_pantser 11mo agoMods usually apply [Dupe] to later submissions if a recent (last year or so) one had a fair amount of discussion.
- bilsbie 11mo agoSo if mine got no discussion they just allow a new one to be posted?
- airstrike 11mo agoSometimes they'll merge the two. What shows up on the FP is hit or miss. One might even say it's stochastic.
- xlbuttplug2 11mo agoI wonder if someone's looked into the optimal time of day and day of the week to post for maximum traction. If I had to guess it would be monday morning pacific time when people would rather be doing anything than working.
- pylotlight 11mo agoSurely there's already stats on this or even a whole paper :P Could pull all dupe posts over time and see which ones are more popular etc.