Hate that I missed that as I think Trainyard is a great app... I have a few observations about how I use HN and maybe there are others using it the same way.

Hate that I missed that as I think Trainyard is a great app... I have a few observations about how I use HN and maybe there are others using it the same way. -- First, the "Tell HN:" or "Ask HN:" is a real attention getter for me. The first post didn't have it and, because of that, it was easy for me to skip it in the submissions -- Second, I rarely visit the home page or even the "New" page and instead I opt for the "Classic" page (the page featuring submissions that have been upvoted by a person who has been on here for 365+ days -- Third, your quote that the post 6 votes because "5 additional people has tried to submit this story" isn't exactly accurate. It has 7 votes now - I just upvoted it. -- Lastly, what time did you submit it? There is clearly a bias towards certain times here.