There's pitching an idea or work that you've done, which seems to work, even where it goes against the HN hivemind (see especially @idlewords / Maciej Czeglowski), where good citizenship's been established.
I thought there was a general guideline against submitting employment posts, though I can't find that in the HN guidelines or FAQ. Either it's mentioned elsewhere, has changed, or my weed's too good.
As for the response -- I'm commenting on what I've observed over years. Some forms of more direct promotion seem to provoke the negatives. Sometimes I agree, sometimes not.
It's pretty much always been ok to promote yourself here when you've worked hard on something, and the promotion is relevant. What no one wants are spammers, but it's super easy to tell the difference in most cases. You look at that guy's posting history, he's not just pushing his site.
I thought there was a general guideline against submitting employment posts, though I can't find that in the HN guidelines or FAQ. Either it's mentioned elsewhere, has changed, or my weed's too good.
As for the response -- I'm commenting on what I've observed over years. Some forms of more direct promotion seem to provoke the negatives. Sometimes I agree, sometimes not.