Look at the Diary section. It is damn near impossible to get even very good, well-researched articles posted to the front page. However the diaries are often

Look at the Diary section. It is damn near impossible to get even very good, well-researched articles posted to the front page. However the diaries are often very good. From time to time a new member shows up, attempts to publish an article, and gets run out of town on a rail by the moderators. I myself spend far more time at K5 than I do at HN.