[monroepe]

While I agree they do get lost quickly, there is an "ask" link in the header. I check there every so often, but maybe I am in the minority.

[lovelearning]

Only questions that are upvoted make it to "ask".

[brudgers]

I suspect that is because submissions with both a link and editorial content get classified as "Ask HN" by default and that tends to correlate with PR type submissions.

But really, the only sure fire way to surface good overlooked content is through the "New" page.