Sorry. Usually HN catches them automatically...maybe it's getting swamped by the copious spam on the new page :-/ I've left this up because your original post seems to have vanished, even though I just voted for it.

If it's any comfort, >75% of my submissions sink without trace and get reposted later by someone else. I suppose some people tweet theirs but I can't stand Twitter. Or perhaps I just suck :)

What's wrong with reposts within reason -- especially when earlier post(s) have failed to get traction but the current one is succeeding?

Is it possible that the dupe-checking gets tricked by a trailing slash?

Indeed. I always just copy the whole URL (in chrome), maybe other browsers don't include that? This isn't the first duplicate I've seen that just had slightly mismatching URLs.

In a desperate bid to stay relevant, if Chrome OS turns out to be awesome maybe it will bing more consistency to HN posts...er...

> maybe it will bing more consistency

Freudian slip?

This must be Tuesday. I could never get the hang of Tuesdays.