> Perhaps one day we can add it to the server and give people a way to check this for themselves. It'd also be a neat way for users to find old threads. HN's ar

> Perhaps one day we can add it to the server and give people a way to check this for themselves. It'd also be a neat way for users to find old threads. HN's archives are rich. In the meanwhile: I find the new algolia hnsearch very useful and pleasant for this purpose. Typing in a few keywords from a story (and very often: from just the title) which I would like to submit, immediately tells me whether it has been submitted (and discussed!) in the recent past. This is great for "personal" use, and perhaps algolia hnsearch has an API which you can leverage for moderation?