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Previous discussion here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3958627 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3958627

• lowmagnet 13y ago
  This is the polite way of saying 'repost'. Submitter: please put the year in brackets in the future. (in this case [2011])
  • gus_massa 13y ago
    This is also useful to read the previous discussion and to see whether it has been debunked or there is some additional information. I prefer more information. My favorite format is: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3958627 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3958627 (516 points, 442 days ago, 234 comments)
    • soganess 13y ago
      I think that, in and of itself, would be a wonderful feature to promote the movement of discourse on a reoccurring subject. (1)I post something. (2)We discuss. (3)After a time(likely a function of the # of stories that get pushed to HN a day), we stop discussion[1]. (4)Someone, after an arbitrary period of time, reposts. (5)HN automatically moves the older comments over to the newer post[2]. [1]This is not to imply the conversation, has been resolved in any meaningful way, merely that we've elected to move on. [2]This allows the conversation to grow without much re-treading of the old.
    • jlgaddis 13y ago
      I don't think I've ever submitted anything here but I quite like that format. I wish others would follow it and I certainly will if I ever "repost" any content. Thanks.
  • MichaelApproved 13y ago
    It's much more than saying "repost" politely. Just saying "repost" provides practically nothing to the conversation. It's more of a waste of resources than it is useful. However, providing a link to previous conversation is extremely useful. Especially a conversation with so many comments.