Ask HN: Why are there so few Show HN threads on homepage these days?

[namikaze]

Is this a trend that only I feel or do others find it too? There is none at the frontpage at this moment. Could it be that:

1. We are busy this time of year 2. The bar of approval at HN has raised higher 3. It is just you. Data shows that it has increased.

[dangrossman]

Last July, "Show HN" got a dedicated page in the top menu:

https://news.ycombinator.com/show

There have been 33 new submissions in the past 24 hours.

[jjoe]

Frankly, I'm not sure this answers poster's question. While Show HN submissions are visible and volume is high, quality isn't so much. Maybe this explains why Show HNs don't make it to the front (not worth voting up).

I'm suspecting folks aren't submitting to Show HN anymore. They'd rather someone else submit their project for them once it's out of MVP/beta and matures a bit more. It has a much better chance of being noticed and gaining traction then. I also noticed Show HN volume is much higher a day or two after YC-rejection emails are out.

[kohanz]

What kind of traffic does the Show page get relative to the Front, New, and Ask pages?

[Mz]

4. Maybe there is just more traffic generally, so this slice of traffic is simply a smaller piece of the pie.

5. Some other explanation.

You never step in the same river twice.

People always bellyache about changes in a forum. They change. Time moves on. They weren't static creations to begin with. Plus, there are always random fluctuations that are just a blip and mean nothing in the grand scheme of things.