> New to HN,

That surprises me, especially since you posted something 237 days ago:

    Full.social – an idea in the works (full.social)
    1 point by rlafranchi 237 days ago | 4 comments

Even so, the usual modus operandi[0] is that if you've got an article to share then you submit it in the URL box. If you haven't got a URL to share, but want to say something, share something, or ask a question, then you put it in the text box.

Doing what you did has at least two consequences. One is that your item has a "non-URL" penalty in the rankings, so it's less likely to make the Front Page, and if it does, then it will fall off more quickly.

The second effect is that people need to copy your URL, then paste it into their browser. It's not clickable, so far, far fewer people will read it in the first place.

[0] And no, it's not "modus operandus" : http://ask.metafilter.com/103558/why-not-modus-operandus