I think there are 2 problems; user side and HN/algorithm side. On the HN side, i have watched with dismay as several submissions of mine have gathered a lot of

I think there are 2 problems; user side and HN/algorithm side. On the HN side, i have watched with dismay as several submissions of mine have gathered a lot of interest, making it quickly to the front page, only for it to inexplicably plummet down the rankings to the second page and then to the unknown regions of the third and fourth pages. On the user side, most submissions stay on the new page for about 30min. In that time, all it needs is two or three upvotes to get onto the second page of HN which does get visited. I'm sorry to say this but i think users here are too lazy when it comes to looking for and upvoting new submissions. A post from arstechnica.com is sure to make it to the front page, even if it doesn't deserve it, while others are ignored. I think HN'ers should be spending more time on the new page and less time lazily upvoting posts from once- good websites that have lost their lustre by now.