Not that I know of. It’s part of the second chance pool machinery. Or at least it was back in 2017 or so.

If you search Dan’s comments for "software sandwich" you’ll find https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10742610. I’m not sure if there are any other comments mentioning the system, or what became of it.

Suffice to say, it’s not possible to have an interesting front page every day unless there are a pool of reviewers whose job it is to go looking for interesting stories. It’s too much of a schlep for anyone to want to do it otherwise.

Dang's remarks seem specific to the 2nd chance pool.

I've recommended items to that myself (from other people), via email to mods. Those are usually accepted, though not always.

Correct, newreview is specific to the second chance pool. I think it’s the main way that stories are found for it — a reviewer digs through newreview, and when enough reviewers agree a story is good, it’s accepted into the pool. That’s not the only way (you mention another), just the main way.

If you’re interested, I encourage you to email and ask if you can join. They’ve probably long filled the team that does it, but it’s always worth asking if you want to do some yeoman work. But one tip: it’s work, not fun, so if you do pursue it, be sure to go into it with that mindset.

To be honest, I doubt they need any help nowadays. The system has been working well for nearly a decade. But you never know till you try.

I think I'm good with how things are working presently, but thanks.