The in-season dates for startup and programming news seem to be in the months preceeding YCombinator application due dates. I think the combination (pun) of a

The in-season dates for startup and programming news seem to be in the months preceeding YCombinator application due dates. I think the combination (pun) of a startup mindset at those times (possibly in both voting and submitting), and users trying to get some posts in, could be why.