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The dupe is from 7 months ago?? Not worth redisscussing?

Whoever did this is abusing the dupe system.

This is bog standard moderation. A repost of a topic within a year of the original submission is considered a duplicate [1].

A new submission is only warranted and allowed if there is “significant new information” - e.g., a major upgrade or announcement.

Three months ago we had another huge discussion about Bitchat in Gaza [2], which qualified due to having “significant new information”.

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html

[2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45929358

dupes and disallowing new comments are at odds for discussion unless the goal is to have someone re-review the topic then write a new article for submission.

If there is something new and interesting to say about the topic, someone should absolutely publish it and submit it to HN, and we would welcome it and expect it to inspire a great discussion.

This is one of the least controversial or difficult moderation principles on HN.

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