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exact repost of http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=947376 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=947376
by transburgh 17y ago
exact repost of http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=947376 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=947376
- amichail 17y agoWhat's wrong with reposts within reason -- especially when earlier post(s) have failed to get traction but the current one is succeeding?
- JeremyChase 17y agoPrimarily because it is a link to TechCrunch.
- anigbrowl 17y agoSorry. Usually HN catches them automatically...maybe it's getting swamped by the copious spam on the new page :-/ I've left this up because your original post seems to have vanished, even though I just voted for it. If it's any comfort, >75% of my submissions sink without trace and get reposted later by someone else. I suppose some people tweet theirs but I can't stand Twitter. Or perhaps I just suck :)
- deleted 17y ago[deleted]
- drp 17y agoIs it possible that the dupe-checking gets tricked by a trailing slash?
- anigbrowl 17y agoIndeed. I always just copy the whole URL (in chrome), maybe other browsers don't include that? This isn't the first duplicate I've seen that just had slightly mismatching URLs. In a desperate bid to stay relevant, if Chrome OS turns out to be awesome maybe it will bing more consistency to HN posts...er...