i discovered the 'new' link several months after i joined. the reason is because i thought new stories automatically appeared on the front page, and would simp

i discovered the 'new' link several months after i joined. the reason is because i thought new stories automatically appeared on the front page, and would simply sink fairly fast if nobody upvoted them. but it turns out they first arrive in some sort of purgatory from whence they must be uplifted