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I thought HN automatically de-duped articles.

• donretag 13y ago
  Almost. HN only does exact matching, so if the duplicate article varies even slightly, it would not be detected. Variations include query params at the end of a URL such as &utm_medium=... An automatically detected article will upvote the original article.
  • btilly 13y ago
    It should be noted that moderators are well aware of this loophole, and upon repeated abuse will ban accounts. If you're just submitting what you see, don't worry. If you're submitting your articles over and over again, though, well, don't do that.
  • prawn 13y ago
    Anyone else habitually clean off &utm_* query strings before sharing a link anywhere? Feels so dirty leaving them on.
    • hobs 13y ago
      Do you mean removing referral links from legit links? Yep. No reason to give them even more information than they already get from the visit.
    • mindcrime 13y ago
      I usually clean links of superfluous query parameters before sharing them.