Did you apply under this username?

Yes, the 2010 application was this username. The one from '09 was a different username which I abandoned because it was the name of the business.

I just went and looked and your 2010 application was a late application. We didn't send individual "no" emails to late applications; we just posted something on HN saying that we'd now talked to all the people we were going to from the late applications.

Incidentally, the odds of getting accepted are much lower for applications after the deadline.

Thanks for taking the time to check, much appreciated.

Incidentally, the odds of getting accepted are much lower for applications after the deadline.

I was working on something else when the application period opened and wasn't considering applying. A few months later, I was free and started working on the idea when the application period was extended, so I applied knowing the chances were low.

Is there any merit in reapplying a late submission (with some improvements in my case) or would you say those applications have already been vetted? I imagine it's the latter since it seems to be more about the team than the idea.

Everybody should get an email. Maybe it got stuck in a spam filter?