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Ask HN: What is the right way to ask for feedback twice?

If a site is submitted for a HN review once, is it ok to submit it a second time ? If it is ok, will circumventing the URL filter be acceptable to the community ?

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Did you make changes that you want people to review? That's probably OK.

I personally dislike it when people resubmit without having changed anything, but that's just like... my opinion, man.

mindreader :)

I figure as long as there are major changes and you respond to the things raised in the first one by fixing/changing them that actually is a really good thing to do, it shows that you take the feedback serious.

If you do it could you maybe add a link to the original thread as well ?

A situation I've run into occasionally is that I don't do it right the first time, either I don't ask the right questions first time (something you often don't know until you've asked them) or I ask the wrong audience. I did it here on HN a few weeks ago when I asked for criticism of our glunote app (shameless plug: http://glunote.com). I didn't do a very good job about defining what I wanted to know, so I asked again, but this time with more explanation. When someone bought up the previous post I simply admitted that I'd screwed up the first time. I really think that most people, especially in a community like HN, won't hold it against you if you admit you did something wrong and ask for help again.

It's ok if it has changed a lot.

If a site has undergone lot of changes based on the HN comments posted in the first time submission, it definitely makes sense to submit it second time...If the same old stuff is submitted for review again, we always have a choice not to upvote that

Absolutely, it's OK. 5 reasons why:

1. Many people here how may have not seen it the first time. Get their feedback, too. (This is also why I've never minded re-posts in general.)

2. Those who did see it the first time may want to see the latest version but need to be reminded. Refresh their memory. Also let them see how their input was used.

3. Feedback should not be done in a vacuum. It should be subject to review just like any other comment. I have given feedback and been asked to follow up by email. I'd rather do it here once again. Give people that chance.

4. "AskHN: Review my app" posts are not just for you, they're for everybody. Lots of others get to learn from your app and its public feedback. Don't pass up another learning opportunity for everyone.

5. If this is a repeat, include the link(s) to previous discussions. Give people the chance to see the whole picture.

The right way is to use my site, http://www.launchly.com.

I created launchly for this specific reason as a result of not being able to get good "additional rounds" of feedback here on HackerNews.

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