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Sometimes the HN algorithm baffles me. This article has already be submitted by the same person, a couple of days ago. I even asked a question there.

How is it that the comments there are not included here, given the same link? Or is it not the same link?!

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14968483

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Hi, I submitted again because at that time I did not know and did not post with Prefix "Show HN:". Maybe that's reason?

If the link was the same, shouldn't you get a warning that this was already submitted? If I submit something that has already been submitted, HN automatically give a point to the previous submission.

Which is the way I expect it to work to avoid double submission and parallel discussions. The thing is: I have not quite understood why sometimes it works and others not.

Submitting an identical link starts working after a few days since the previous submission.

Is there a technical reason for this?

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