# The "duplicate posts" problem

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**Created:** [June 6, 2002, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-duplicate-posts-problem/112747 "2002-06-06T22:18:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2002, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-duplicate-posts-problem/112747/21 "2002-06-09T15:19:29Z")

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Achernar  
, I think we just need to remind people to hit submit once & wait, even if its for 5 minutes. But  
as you noticed, it seems that some did double posts hitting submit only once. Well, the plot  
thickens.

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**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2002, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-duplicate-posts-problem/112747/22 "2002-06-09T17:03:14Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Achernar \*  
> I think the best solution would be to appoint some poor dope Moderator, with the sole assignment of deleting duplicate posts.

Please send in your application. 😉

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