Because the user is as of now "2 hours old" and so is the link. And if that user has been lurking, that's fine.. but this is something I've been noticing a lot

Because the user is as of now "2 hours old" and so is the link. And if that user has been lurking, that's fine.. but this is something I've been noticing a lot recently. Is there by chance some loophole in the frontpage algorithm where newer users have an easier chance of making the frontpage?