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clydefrand

(4,325 posts) Sat May 30, 2015, 09:42 AM May 2015

Just a question:

Why are there so many threads repeated from 2 to 4 times? And sometime several
minutes apart???

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Just a question: (Original Post) clydefrand May 2015 OP

I would guess its because a couple of people see the feed at the same time it is released. Hoppy May 2015 #1

Blog or news feed or whatever posts something Recursion May 2015 #2

The poster will cross-post the same post in multiple forums. John1956PA May 2015 #3

Hoppy

(3,595 posts)

1. I would guess its because a couple of people see the feed at the same time it is released.

Reply to clydefrand (Original post)

Sat May 30, 2015, 09:48 AM

May 2015

Then they post it simultaneously.

Recursion

(56,582 posts)

2. Blog or news feed or whatever posts something

Reply to clydefrand (Original post)

Sat May 30, 2015, 09:49 AM

May 2015

Three or four DUers see it and decide to post. LBN has moderators who lock duplicate threads, but they're allowed in GD.

John1956PA

(2,654 posts)

3. The poster will cross-post the same post in multiple forums.

Reply to clydefrand (Original post)

Sat May 30, 2015, 09:55 AM

May 2015

Check the forum names for the repeated posts to see if they differ. In my settings, the "Latest Threads" page will show all posts in the major forums, regardless if they have been cross-posted.

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