I didn't downvote, but... your comment does feel a bit spammy. If you had something to say about why you feel some part of the original post is unclear, and how your link helps to make it clearer, then it would feel more constructive.
As it is, it just feels like "This post is about React, so here's my project that is also about React." So I can see why it's getting downvoted.
> If you had something to say about why you feel some part of the original post is unclear, and how your link helps to make it clearer, then it would feel more constructive.
I guess that's fair, however my intention is still very much to be constructive. Instead of critiquing the article, I'm attempting to provide value to the target audience of this article (likely those new to React), in the form of a code-base to get those interested up and running with React.
> As it is, it just feels like "This post is about React, so here's my project that is also about React." So I can see why it's getting downvoted.
I feel as though saying "Hey, seems as you like X, you may well be interested in some related Y" is actually pretty normal human conversation.
I would have thought that it's only spammy if there's some hidden agenda. There's no "premium version" or any such nonsense, the only thing I gain by sharing this is the satisfaction of knowing others may benefit from something I built - which honestly is pretty great! However, I don't think a supportive and constructive community should take offense to that.
Additionally, it's pretty normal to see links to related projects on HN. I guess the down-fall here is that templates, whilst incredibly useful to some, are dead boring to those who do not require them. If the linked project were more interesting I'm sure the response would be more favourable.
As it is, it just feels like "This post is about React, so here's my project that is also about React." So I can see why it's getting downvoted.