| There is more to HN than just discussion. It's been called a "news aggregator" but it could be different things to different people I prefer to read the submitted stories ("news") more than the replies, if any. I enjoy reading multiple stories on the same topic as they may include different presentation of the facts and sometimes different perspectives. Not to mention there are sometimes technical differences in news websites, e.g., some news websites suck more than others. Before the internet, I would read several newspapers each day. I would intentionally read multiple news reports of the same story Others may prefer HN _discussion_, which only occurs on a minority of stories NB. Most HN users do not submit replies and engage in discussion. They are readers and/or voters only A small number of HN commenters, or maybe the moderators, might try to preempt or redirect potential discussion, or otherwise manipulate it to meet their preferences or goals C'est la vie. Have at it But I think "dupe" means duplicate. As in duplicate URLs. Others seem to agree. I appreciate the clarification Using that term to refer to something else related to _potential discussion_ is subjective and inaccurate, maybe even deceptive, an attempt to "dupe" the reader, pun intended |