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Re:10,000 Year Clock by blackdivine on Thursday September 19, 2013 @03:43AM (#6410371)
Thank you for letting me know in a kind way.

I figured out so but I also thought that when I submit a link that's already been submitted it would take me to the previous submission rather than resubmitting it, or does it resubmit if there's a big time difference?

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Re:10,000 Year Clock by ColinWright on Thursday September 19, 2013 @04:18AM (#6410474)
It's complicated, and not public. Here are the rules I've deduced.

If you submit the exact same link, or a link that is sufficiently similar under some rules that are not made public (and hence I don't know), and if the previous submission is sufficiently recent, or in the cache for some reason, then yes, your "submission" will act as an upvote on the previous link, and you will be taken to it.

However, if:

* The link is not exactly the same, or

* the link is not "nearly the same", or

* the previous submission is not in the cache, then

your submission will be accepted.

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Re:10,000 Year Clock by blackdivine on Friday September 20, 2013 @04:23AM (#6416572)
Hmm, good to know. Thank you once again
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