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Sorry if this is not the correct way to phrase this, but why post this again when it was on the front page less than a week ago? https://news.ycombinator.com/it
by giech 11y ago
Sorry if this is not the correct way to phrase this, but why post this again when it was on the front page less than a week ago? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9938893 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9938893
- dfc 11y agoWhy did you not ask the same question when the link was posted 5 days ago? That was the second time it was submitted by the same person in as many days. The real question is who cares? If it gets voted to the front page it is because people want to see it... Selected Papers in Anonymity -- xvirk 8 hours ago 3 comments (http://freehaven.net/anonbib/ http://freehaven.net/anonbib/) Selected Papers in Anonymity -- ShaneWilton 6 days ago 14 comments (http://freehaven.net/anonbib/date.html# http://freehaven.net/anonbib/date.html#) Selected Papers in Anonymity -- ShaneWilton 7 days ago 0 comments (http://freehaven.net/anonbib/date.html http://freehaven.net/anonbib/date.html) Selected Papers in Anonymity -- sj4nz a year ago 0 comments (http://freehaven.net/anonbib/#2014 http://freehaven.net/anonbib/#2014) Anonbib - Selected Papers in Anonymity -- fs111 4 years ago 0 comments (http://www.freehaven.net/anonbib/ http://www.freehaven.net/anonbib/) Selected Papers in Anonymity [1977-2010] -- gbrindisi 5 years ago 0 comments (http://freehaven.net/anonbib/topic.html http://freehaven.net/anonbib/topic.html)
- giech 11y agoBecause it had been posted over a year ago prior to being posted a week ago. And yes, you are right in pointing out that the same person submitted it twice in two days, but the first time it appears that nobody saw it. IMO, this is within the HN repost guidelines, but that's a matter of interpretation. But I agree with you that "If it gets voted to the front page it is because people want to see it..."