Is this a trend that only I feel or do others find it too? There is none at the frontpage at this moment. Could it be that:<p>1. We are busy this time of year
2. The bar of approval at HN has raised higher
3. It is just you. Data shows that it has increased.
Last July, "Show HN" got a dedicated page in the top menu:<p><a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/show" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/show</a><p>There have been 33 new submissions in the past 24 hours.
4. Maybe there is just more traffic generally, so this slice of traffic is simply a smaller piece of the pie.<p>5. Some other explanation.<p><i>You never step in the same river twice.</i><p>People always bellyache about changes in a forum. They change. Time moves on. They weren't static creations to begin with. Plus, there are always random fluctuations that are just a blip and mean nothing in the grand scheme of things.