jsnell is right—that's excessive. HN threads are supposed to be conversations, not commercials. There's nothing wrong with telling a story or mentioning one's own work in context, but please don't do repetitive promotion.
I honestly try to add value to the HN discussion and I usually get upvotes. At the same time I often mention my recruiting thing. I agree that this post really went to far. Sorry this won't happen again.
