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https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6834791 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6834791

by _they 8y ago

rezahandzalah 8y ago
Curious, how long is it until it's okay to post a duplicate?
- svnpenn 8y ago
  I think 1 year is reasonable, that guy is a dick
  - ohyeshedid 8y ago
    Or, ya know, it's kind of normal around here to link to previous discussions.
  - dang 8y ago
    No no, it's customary on HN to link to previous discussions because they're interesting to look at! Linking to a previous submission with no comments is frowned upon, but a big past discussion is a generous offer. People sometimes think we (moderators) are being jerks when we post such links as well. I'm a bit puzzled about what to do about that. It's tedious to post "because it might be interesting" every time. (p.s. I get that your positive intention was to support the submitter of the article. But on HN, please express your positive intentions more directly. That user wasn't a dick, and it sucks to come to the internet and see oneself described that way.)
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- dec0dedab0de 8y ago
  I dont know the exact time but it wont let you if it has not been long enough. And it is tradition for someone to post links to previous discussion.
- amingilani 8y ago
  Unless I'm going crazy, the guidelines used to say 1 year.
- dang 8y ago
  That's a frequently asked question! https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html
  - rezahandzalah 8y ago
    Thank you. > If a story has had significant attention in the last year or so, we kill reposts as duplicates. If not, a small number of reposts is ok. I was embarrassed it's in there and expected a definitive rule. Now I'm not feeling that bad ;)
dang 8y ago
Yup and https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13989215 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13989215, from 2017.
- Viperus 8y ago
  If you really want to know how many time it has been posted, HN links to "from" tab when you click the site in the parentheses instead of the title: https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=explainshell.com https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=explainshell.com

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6834791 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6834791

by _they 8y ago

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6834791 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6834791

rezahandzalah 8y ago

Curious, how long is it until it's okay to post a duplicate?

svnpenn 8y ago
I think 1 year is reasonable, that guy is a dick
- ohyeshedid 8y ago
  Or, ya know, it's kind of normal around here to link to previous discussions.
- dang 8y ago
  No no, it's customary on HN to link to previous discussions because they're interesting to look at! Linking to a previous submission with no comments is frowned upon, but a big past discussion is a generous offer. People sometimes think we (moderators) are being jerks when we post such links as well. I'm a bit puzzled about what to do about that. It's tedious to post "because it might be interesting" every time. (p.s. I get that your positive intention was to support the submitter of the article. But on HN, please express your positive intentions more directly. That user wasn't a dick, and it sucks to come to the internet and see oneself described that way.)
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dec0dedab0de 8y ago
I dont know the exact time but it wont let you if it has not been long enough. And it is tradition for someone to post links to previous discussion.
amingilani 8y ago
Unless I'm going crazy, the guidelines used to say 1 year.
dang 8y ago
That's a frequently asked question! https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html
- rezahandzalah 8y ago
  Thank you. > If a story has had significant attention in the last year or so, we kill reposts as duplicates. If not, a small number of reposts is ok. I was embarrassed it's in there and expected a definitive rule. Now I'm not feeling that bad ;)

dang 8y ago

Yup and https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13989215 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13989215, from 2017.

Viperus 8y ago
If you really want to know how many time it has been posted, HN links to "from" tab when you click the site in the parentheses instead of the title: https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=explainshell.com https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=explainshell.com