I second this. After the first 2-3 days there was a sharp drop in engagement in general, though there were some applications that did break through.<p>When ranked by upvotes, of the top 5 applications, 2 were posted after the first 3 days.(<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;medium.com&#x2F;@ApplyHN&#x2F;top-5-applyhn-submissions-ranked-by-upvotes-518350947800#.lwfcmsynk" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;medium.com&#x2F;@ApplyHN&#x2F;top-5-applyhn-submissions-ranked...</a>)<p>And 6 applications posted in the first 3 days reach top 10 and only 4 from the remaining <i>18 days</i>.