I take your points but (you knew there was a but ;) it all sounds just a little too passive. The new items are best found on the new page. The main page is a g

I take your points but (you knew there was a but ;) it all sounds just a little too passive. The new items are best found on the new page. The main page is a great way to catch up with the big items of the day - as filtered by those excellent folks - the HN site users. If your area of interest is (say) web design then you will probably find that the best posts on that subject never make it to the main page. You need to seek them out on the new page - and vote them up if they deserve greater attention.