Comment by andrewfromx
17 hours ago
oh snap! so why does HN allow dup posts in the first place? Why not give user the error at the time of submission?
17 hours ago
oh snap! so why does HN allow dup posts in the first place? Why not give user the error at the time of submission?
They allow duplicates to give people multiple chances to launch their product, recognizing that not every post that deserves to front page will do so the first time around.