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Actually, Hacker News sometimes invites submitters to resubmit a story that is highly relevant but didn't get traction. So, it's natural that resubmissions sometimes occur. (Although that's not the case here.)

I think it's indeed only worthwhile pointing to an existing thread if there is already a valuable discussion.

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Yes, I know about legit re-submissions, but as you said this is not the case.

And I totally regret pointing it out since my karma has suffered great damage...

Still, one can take down all the new stories if they want, to promote their content for example, by using such methods.

Wish I could just delete my parent post but unfortunately I can't...

Multiple submissions are explicitly allowed by the rules, you don't need a special invitation to submit something again.

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Are reposts ok?

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.

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