Grah - I had checked for previous posts, but only by pasting the URL into HN search (no hits). I'll try harder next time, apologies for the noise.
Last one (from GPs list) was from 2017. I wouldn't call this a blatant repost by any means. And there are some good conversations going on too, so there's value in that.
My point: don't sweat it, it was good that you posted this.
Don't worry about it - it wasn't posted too recently so the rules haven't been dented, and it's amusing.
Well, I didn't see it then, and well, glad to see it now.
Hackernews clears the existing post check after a given time period. Refreshing old stuff occasionally is not against the rules and sometimes encouraged because not everyone sees it the first time, or sometimes people just like to comment on reruns.
It's a classic link worth sharing again. People more often need to be reminded of the classics than shown something new
wasn't calling foul (Despite it being very old) more sharing some previous hits for the extra commentary
Which is appreciated. Surprised there isn't a bot/autopost with past times a story was discussed. @dang, pull your finger out! ;o)
There is "past" link between "hide" and "web" in the subtext thingy
Yeah, that functionality, and the presence of dupe detection when posting, is what makes it a surprise to me that when they let a "dupe" through that they don't use the existing functions to just list the past stories.
I post links to previous threads a lot, and find that there's enough judgment required to do it properly that I'm skeptical about automating it. Maybe I'll get over that, because doing it manually is a pain.