I think it's partially due to the rate of content they create now. Before you'd be on the front page for a while, and now you are off by the middle of the day.

I think it's partially due to the rate of content they create now. Before you'd be on the front page for a while, and now you are off by the middle of the day. Which also explains the Page Rank thing. Front page is PR8, 2nd page is PR6, 3rd page is PR4, 4th page is PR3, 5th page is unranked.