[badsectoracula]

AFAIK it is common to repost a story here if there has been enough time since the last post since there can be new voices, opinions, etc since the last time it was posted. Dang sometimes posts a comment with links to previous discussions too.

Perhaps the author is confusing the norms with Reddit where in many subreddits reposts are often frowned upon.

[cogman10]

So long as the year is clearly stated, I do think reposts are a bad idea on HN.

There have been plenty of old articles that I've seen for the first time in a repost.

[lisper]

Maybe it's time for a permanent "HN Greatest Hits" page.