I'm curious, as I have only recently started contributing here -- how tolerant is HN with reposts?
As far as I understand, unless they are years apart or circumstances have changed remarkably enough to warrant a new discussion on the same topic, reposts are generally avoided. In the cases where a repost is warranted, a comment with a link to the old discussion would be appreciated.
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=863344
A little background on the author in this comment:
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=863705