The title of the site is "Hacker News." That is to say, it's a news site, as stated in the title. A random individual offering their services for sale is not,

The title of the site is "Hacker News." That is to say, it's a news site, as stated in the title. A random individual offering their services for sale is not, and probably never will be, news. These posts are just topic drift, and they belong somewhere else - maybe reddit. Disclaimer: I also spend lots of time on reddit