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It's not exactly difficult to move past the first page or to use the search bar, and any comments about those stories are going to appear on /newcomments anyway.

If there is an effect of 'minimizing awareness' at work, I don't think the effect is very large.

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> If there is an effect of 'minimizing awareness' at work, I don't think the effect is very large.

You're assuming most HNers a) move past the first page b) search for submissions, or c) frequent /newcomments. My counter-assumption would be that is not true for a majority of users.

Fair enough, but it shouldn't be HN's fault if people are lazy about viewing the site.

You seem to be saying placement on the front page shouldn't impact the eyeballs driven to a story. If that's what you believe, I won't try to convince you otherwise.

No, i'm saying a lack of placement on the front page still doesn't make a story that hard to find.

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