> Enough people read /newest that you should take no upvotes as a sign the content just wasn't as interesting as you thought
Umm, no. Sometimes, it's just luck and timing. Many posts that are interesting hit/stay on the front page the second time someone posts it.
I don't think enough people browse the /newest queue. More people (myself included!) should browse /newest more often.
True, I have posted info about my key remapper here a few times, https://github.com/rbreaves/kinto, but when I posted it it never really took off. Then some guy, nick something, posted it and the thing really took off. Timing & luck is what it really seems to come down to.
That surge of viewers also resulted in a distinct up take of stars for days, almost a full week following the event lol. Word of mouth definitely kept it getting attention, but typically I see a few new stars a day. I don't really watch it that closely now though.
I am happy to have created an app that really resonates with a lot of tech users and programmers though.