So let me ask a serious question here. Suppose someone submits a story. The following day it has few points, and no comments. If someone then submits the same story, fair enough.

Now suppose the story is submitted, has few points, no comments, and then 30 seconds later someone submit the same story. Is it fair to point at the one that's only 30 seconds old? I would say yes, you might disagree, I would be interested to know what you think.

If it's reasonable to point at a submission that's only 30 seconds older, then we have a question:

How old should a previous submission be to declare that it's fair enough to give it a second chance?

I would say that an hour isn't long enough, so if something is submitted a second time within an hour then it's perfectly reasonable to point at the previous submission.

If you disagree, fine, say so. If you think it's reasonable that something is submitted within seconds of a previous submission, say so.

I'd be interested to know what you think is reasonable. It's plausible that we have different opinions about what is reasonable in this context. If so, I'd like to know what you think.