To a HN reader, posting the Reddit thread would have been less useful than the imgur album, because the reader would have to click through to the album.
Maybe you should edit the album and link it back to the reddit thread?
Can't edit the albums more than 12 hours after posting unfortunately, take it up with Imgur's website design department lol. I didn't expect these to be read off of Reddit so I didn't make that convenient (until recently).
For all the effort you put in these posts, I think it would be very much appreciated if you could (re)post it on a blogging platform like WordPress.com. Reddit/imgur content are not made to last but stuff like this definitely is.