Thats really unfortunate, given that there's an Austrian presidential election tomorrow, as well as Italian constitutional referendum. Would it be possible to allow just one story about each Monday mirning? You can kill it by the time US awakens...
I'm sorry to reply with exactly the opposite of what you were hoping for, but that information makes me think that it will be an even better week to do this, as the experiment will be more meaningful.
To be honest, I don’t think HN is the right place to discuss that. Too often the discussions get really nasty.