<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=9864254" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=9864254</a><p>tl;dr it&#x27;s down to luck.<p>That part of the reason for the new repost rules. (you can repost a submission at sane intervals until significant discussion has occured.)