Yep, hundreds of comments on the original post, 300+ submissions on the new Apply tab on the top nav of the site -- and I'd missed it completely as well. Even though I read this site far more than I should do.

Of course somebody has to miss these things, you can't reach everyone. It just feels strange when it's you.

I would love to see the pattern of how those 300+ submitters came to hear of it.

Media outlets like Tech Crunch covered it as well :P

http://techcrunch.com/2016/04/06/y-combinator-flirts-with-ha...

Ah, not even a full-blown case of FOMO will induce me to read TechCrunch.

I agree. But it's surprisingly difficult to disseminate knowledge to this community—even to all the highly active users.

Other forums have an announcements page or a box at the top of the page template for bulletins. It might undermine the minimalism of the site a bit, but it could only be used for special occasions.