Much valid points and interesting view. I did think about a few of these aspects - in particular community fostering and whether to focus on a specific project or area. It was all becoming a pretty complex problem to figure out, so I decided to just put it out there and see what happens - and make changes and iterate as needed.

In essence I created the website because I wanted a HN focused on open source news, sharing, discussions.

I'll take some more time to digest all your feedback, it's late here (midnight), but I do value the comprehensive feedback a lot!