Ask HN: Should archive links go in the submission header?
Many people now submit archive links of news stories, for reasons that don&#x27;t need to be repeated here. Submitted as comments, they have 3 shortcomings:<p>- creating the appearance (on the new or main page) that a discussion has begun, when it hasn&#x27;t<p>- the archive link isn&#x27;t always the top comment so it can get lost among others, obviating its utility<p>- when it is a top comment, it&#x27;s visually distracting<p>Proposal: HN recognizes links like archive.org, archive.today, archive.is, archive.ph etc. and adds them to the submission header alongside the title or &#x27;menu line&#x27; immediately underneath.