Honestly, I don't understand why some people are so vehemently outspoken against reposts, *especially* when we have such an effective voting system like we do here at Reddit. If enough people have seen something (like anything on the top list of r/all) it will get downvoted into oblivion. Obviously, if it makes it to the front page, *someone* hasn't seen it, right?

Case in point - [this guy]( He frequents the new page of r/pics, apparently searches every post until he finds a repost, and then comments about it. He rarely deviates from a few core phrases, such as "Relevant", "Did you know reddit has a search feature?", "Are you from the past?", and various karma whore references, all linking to reddit searches that show the same posts in the past.

The thing is, most of these past submissions have very little upvotes, and would only have been visible to people browsing the new queue. Even if it was on the front page 3 months, 6 months, a year, two years ago, if it's new to enough people that it makes it to the front page *again*, what's the harm? That's what the *hide* function is for, isn't it?

I'd really like to hear your opinions on the matter.
user
Reposts are good, even if they are linked to in a past comment. To see the old stuff, the link has to make it to the front
assistant
Honestly, I don't understand why some people are so vehemently outspoken against reposts, *especially* when we have such an effective voting system like we do here at Reddit. If enough people have seen something (like anything on the top list of r/all) it will get downvoted into oblivion. Obviously, if it makes it to the front page, *someone* hasn't seen it, right?

Case in point - [this guy]( He frequents the new page of r/pics, apparently searches every post until he finds a repost, and then comments about it. He rarely deviates from a few core phrases, such as "Relevant", "Did you know reddit has a search feature?", "Are you from the past?", and various karma whore references, all linking to reddit searches that show the same posts in the past.

The thing is, most of these past submissions have very little upvotes, and would only have been visible to people browsing the new queue. Even if it was on the front page 3 months, 6 months, a year, two years ago, if it's new to enough people that it makes it to the front page *again*, what's the harm? That's what the *hide* function is for, isn't it?

I'd really like to hear your opinions on the matter.
user
Why are people so opposed to reposts, especially when we have such a good voting system?
assistant