As with comedy, timing is everything. I have had items sink without trace, only to see someone submit the same thing and have it get 100, 200 or 300 points and occupy the front page for a day or more.

It happens.

Added in edit: Just for reference, I didn't down-vote you. Not least, one can't down-vote replies to one's own submissions or comments.

HN is retarded this way.

I see all my posts sink. The only reason I bother to post is it gets maybe 50 people to read and that is better than 0 I figure.