My suggestion would be to create a landing page for HN readers, and then link to that. Put something attractive (but accurate!) as your title, and submit a link to the landing page. There you can solicit opinions and suggestions, ask for comments, explain your reasoning, etc.

That would also be much more readable than a large slab of darkish grey on lighter grey.

Just my thoughts - I don't speak for the management, and have a tendency to strong opinions, unsupported by facts.