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Somewhat related... When making new submissions I use your search feature to check if somebody already submitted the same (and often find it is the case...). Co
by tomek_zemla 12y ago
Somewhat related... When making new submissions I use your search feature to check if somebody already submitted the same (and often find it is the case...). Could this be automated by warning users on the submit page after the enter the link into the text field?
It's kind of painful to do the search then sort by date manually. IMHO it is a simple way to avoid duplicates...
- jaredsohn 12y agoIf the URL is exactly the same, the search is unnecessary since it just adds a vote to the existing submission.
- krapp 12y agoWhen you submit a site, HN should show you a list of the closest matches to that submission as a preview and give you the opportunity to just reply to one of the existing threads. Although for this to work, I think Hacker News' URL matching might have to be a bit stronger, and maybe include something like metadata collection.