Correct. It used to say "This 16 year old from Slovakia has a better sales page than you". I think somebody posted it because they thought it was well executed and wanted HN to see it, but the title change makes it look like the creator of the site itself is pestering HN for accommodation.
I like the way HN's policy on titles prevents Reddit-esque editorialising, but it has backfired pretty badly in this case.
My read is entirely the opposite. I think people have been responding defensively to "[...] better [...] than you" and sympathetically to "Host me in California".
I like the way HN's policy on titles prevents Reddit-esque editorialising, but it has backfired pretty badly in this case.