I stopped reading several links from HN today when it was clear the author wasn't getting to the point. If they had told me the point at the top I might or migh

I stopped reading several links from HN today when it was clear the author wasn't getting to the point. If they had told me the point at the top I might or might not have continued to read but at least they would have gotten their point to across. As it is they got nothing across.