Not everyone on HN is a bored programmer. However, for someone new to freelancing like me, it may be easier to work with people who are at least familiar with

Not everyone on HN is a bored programmer. However, for someone new to freelancing like me, it may be easier to work with people who are at least familiar with the development process, just to get a tighter spec from them. I'm also looking for to network with people who regularly need web development work, and HN looks like the best place to find people like that.