Considering the previous posts never got more than 2 points, I didn't think reposting it would be an issue.

I am not a fraudulent actor (not sure what basis there is for that accusation) and generally post things I come across. OpenCut was in my GitHub feed today, seemed like it could be useful to others, ergo I shared it.

TIL: there's a GitHub feed https://github.com/explore

don't give yourself too much credit..

None would be better.

This is hn. Do i seem like the sort of homie to expect anything other than shame here? Have a great day.

All you have done in this thread is try to shame?

Reposts aren't really moderated unless the previous posts were highly updated/commented and recent.

Beside the spam issue...Does the repo legit, though?

Wifey is an influencer and semi-dependent on capcut (features the mobile instagram vid editor doesn't offer), so I'm quite interested in quality 'simple' timeline-style editors. Testing is on my list, though repeat submissions to HN does NOT move it up my todo list.

Different accounts doing the submitting- could be the same person, but might not be too. Also, HN guidelines don't really discourage duplicate submissions, and in some cases, HN moderators are known to encourage re-submission.

Why are you upset that the author resubmitted? The last posts got no traction at all.

A post getting two submissions twice does not make this a re-post. Nobody on earth saw the previous submissions.

It's permissible for folks to submit posts a few times until they actually get noticed or dang steps in to tell them to stop. The author is doing things exactly as the rules permit.

If you've learned from your wife's social media career, you know that you often have to keep trying in order to pick up traction. The algorithm requires signal.

> Wifey is an influencer

No one cares

This is covered in the FAQ:

If a story has not had significant attention in the last year or so, a small number of reposts is ok.

Three counts as "a small number of reposts", particularly when it's from different users, and the fact that it eventually attracted upvotes and a good discussion indicates the reposts were warranted, as randomness plays a big role in whether or not a submission gets traction.

Also, we don't like to see public "callouts" like this, and the guidelines ask us to avoid accusations of astroturfing, shilling, etc, because a false public accusation is more harmful than a valid one is beneficial. Please contact us at [email protected] if you see anything suspicious.

FAQ: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html

Guidelines: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html