Forgot your password? User Journal  Journal: the value of a dupe
Journal by bedroll Duped stories are common on /. Everyone is
aware of this. However, most people seem to be enraged by dupes,
I think this is really uncalled for and they actually have
value. I'll go over this point by point:   • It is possible to
miss the first posting. This is especially true if you have
something of value to comment on the article, but your words
woulod be buried in the original thread, but may have a chance
of being seen in the dupe. Remember that not everyone collects
the rss feeds like old women collected beenie babies.   • The
articles referenced are often different. They may be of the same
topic, but they are normally by different people who may have
different information or perspectives. Sure, you could google on
a topic of interest, or you could probably find links in the
original article's thread, but this is handy as well.   • If the
thread isn't going to be used for discussion of the article it
can be used for off