[yebyen]

I upvoted you not because I think you're exactly right, but because I think that the submitter should actually leave that comment and it gets upvoted/downvoted like all the other comments. I've never submitted anything to HN and had it posted on the front page. But I get the idea that you have plenty of time to leave a comment before it gets there.

Personally have really enjoyed reading submissions where the author is the poster, and he's there waiting in the comments to address your concerns and taking suggestions.