[jolmg]

I wonder if there's a substantial number of users that visit /shownew or if votes on new Show HN posts come purely from /newest before the post qualifies for /show. Maybe putting a /shownew link in /newest could be a good idea. I didn't even notice /shownew existed until recently.

[alexkearns]

I am sure /shownew gets substantially less visits than /show. And /show does not get many. I wouldn't be surprised if the main way that Show HNs end up on the home page is because lots of the developer's friends give them upvotes.

Giving greater profile to /shownew is a good idea that I would get behind.