In my opinion a repost is a piece of content with the same url source or copy pasta text from a different source. If there is another link to the same story but is vastly different, than I wouldn't consider it a repost. And there in lies the problem, because content that is technically not a repost is still content that can flood the front page and make it a nightmare to surf.
Could something be set up that doesn't allow two of the exact same URL to be submitted? I know it doesn't stop a different source, but it would alleviate the problem some. Could make it the block expire after ~6 months. After that point most don't consider it a repost. I'm also thinking of stuff like viral images or videos and not just news articles.
An ability for someone that has received a number of repost downvotes to merge their snap with the originally posted snap. This function would convert the snap into a related link, and take all comments already posted and move them into the other snap. This would be a complex concept, and we would need to figure out how to make this as painless as possible when it comes to the actual merging process.
Now this is something I haven't thought of or seen in awhile. In a certain way I like this but merging two discussions is really awkward, when I think back to my days on message boards. It would make the topics flow weird and confuse people. Maybe it's not so bad now that we have different discussion strings on sites? I haven't seen it done in a place like this.
Could something be set up that doesn't allow two of the exact same URL to be submitted? I know it doesn't stop a different source, but it would alleviate the problem some.
That's already in effect.
Now this is something I haven't thought of or seen in awhile. In a certain way I like this but merging two discussions is really awkward, when I think back to my days on message boards. It would make the topics flow weird and confuse people. Maybe it's not so bad now that we have different discussion strings on sites? I haven't seen it done in a place like this.
As long as they were distinctly separate threads, I don't see what would be too confusing.
Could something be set up that doesn't allow two of the exact same URL to be submitted?
That's already in effect.
That's not so. Identical URLs I've posted get reposted all the time. Not complaining, because it ought to be possible to post the same thing into different contexts at different times.
Could something be set up that doesn't allow two of the exact same URL to be submitted? I know it doesn't stop a different source, but it would alleviate the problem some. Could make it the block expire after ~6 months. After that point most don't consider it a repost. I'm also thinking of stuff like viral images or videos and not just news articles.
Now this is something I haven't thought of or seen in awhile. In a certain way I like this but merging two discussions is really awkward, when I think back to my days on message boards. It would make the topics flow weird and confuse people. Maybe it's not so bad now that we have different discussion strings on sites? I haven't seen it done in a place like this.
That's already in effect.
As long as they were distinctly separate threads, I don't see what would be too confusing.
That's not so. Identical URLs I've posted get reposted all the time. Not complaining, because it ought to be possible to post the same thing into different contexts at different times.
Weird. Because I tried posting a link yesterday that came up as "this already exists." I wonder if that's a recent change?
In either case I have no problem with that being taken down as a repost.
No it's not recent.
I get that, too. Somehow, though, these happen frequently if not regularly.
Must be some slight difference in the urls?
Nope, identical URLs.