Since you have been hanging out in HN for 2 yrs and just decided to create an account, you of all people should know that HN is very lenient towards self-plug; as long as you are upfront about the self-plug.<p>ie, Ask HN: Review my App/project/hobby-site<p>You can even submit your own site/blog as often as you want (as long as it is relevant to the audience), it is up to the audience to decide whether it merits 'upvotes' or not.<p>What chrischen did was not self-plugging or self promotion, it was just spamming.