[varenc]

digression:

It's interesting this was submitted to HN over 15 times since it was published in February: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu...

But this is the only submission that's had any traction. Since the content is nearly the same for all submissions, it highlights how getting to the front page can be a bit random. (Though this is the only one that capitalized 'Leveraged' so maybe that's the secret)

[dang]

Someone emailed us about it and we ended up putting it in the SCP (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26998308).

I'd say this case is a failure mode for HN for sure. Falling through the cracks 15 times in a row just sucks. Not sure what the best fix would be.

[swyx]

time of day also matters

[pramodbiligiri]

(OP here) The truth is much simpler. I mailed the mods and they bumped it up in the second chance pool [1] :)

1. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26998309

[swyx]

ha ok but why do that for a post you didnt write?

[dredmorbius]

I do this somewhat frequently myself.

Why? Because good stuff often falls through the cracks, and I like to see people discuss substantive material rather than just the "easy" submissions which tend to attract quick votes. This is one of the best ways to have a positive impact on the HN submission queue. And mods appreciate the suggestions (they can't keep up with the firehose either, and are well aware of the HN submission queue's weaknesses).

See: <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46018486>, <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26998308>.

[pramodbiligiri]

Because I thought this is a good blog and more people should get to know. Found it by chance in some other thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48414452.

Did the same with this Cloudflare one the other day: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48276152