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by bilsbie 888 days ago
Ok this keeps happening. I posted this exact URL 3 days ago.

Shouldn’t the same URL submitted again redirect to mine?

Is there a certain cutoff when someone else can submit the same URL?

(I’m not complaining, I just want to understand what the rules are)

2 comments

The kindling of your post didn't catch fire, and this one did. It's not personal.

More from @dang: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37126175

There's a whole lot of randomness in whether (or not) a submission "makes it" on HN. Re-submission cutoffs, crediting the first submitter, etc. would all require more rules & implementation. We pretty much don't care to bother.