[jampa]

> Posts without URLs get penalized. If you post with a link and then add the text as a first comment you have more visibility.

Source: https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented?tab=re...

[PaulHoule]

It’s definitely a rookie mistake to post a text comment when you want to explain a link, half because HN is that way and half because views are precious and if somebody visits your site it should ‘click’ with them (e.g. think of how much ads cost!)