When I posted it on Reddit there were 15000 visitors. http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/y77hi/so_i_built_a_minimalist_forum_with_some_strange/

The problem is no one reads "new" on HN. Either you are on the frontpage or you are doomed. I have seen many quality submissions in "new" with 1 vote. A number of them are arguably more interesting than some of the blogposts on the frontpage.

Probably HN shall consider adding one separate channel for "Show HN", and another for "Ask HN". Currently there are just too many people competing for the frontpage. And different people are interested in different kinds of submissions.