One tip: add a comment to the thread giving the backstory of how you came to work on this, and explaining what's different about it. That tends to seed discussion in a good direction. Good luck!

Other tips here, though it looks like you've got them covered. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22336638

Thanks for the advice, dang. I’ve just posted the backstory. A bit long, though. I hope it’s not overkill.

I don't think that's too long at all, and I'm sure it helped.