One mistake people often make is to puff up their submission titles with superlatives and, well, treat it like an ad. It's not. https://news.ycombinator.com/new

One mistake people often make is to puff up their submission titles with superlatives and, well, treat it like an ad. It's not. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html has more, but basically, either use the exact page title (as long as it's not misleading or linkbait), or use a neutral, clear description of the content. In general, this probably isn't a good approach for HN: > I'm just trying to hustle Just be a thoughtful and assume everyone else is one too. Don't force it :) Consider actively participating rather than just submitting/commenting on your own stuff; it'll give you a much better idea what fits.