In the initial tour, are the "top moments" hard-coded or actually being generated? Seeing "Aaron Schwartz Commits Suicide" in huge letters at the top of the column had me closing the tab rapidly.
Top moments are generated based on your current view and what you haven't marked as read. "Aaron Schwartz Commits Suicide" post got a lot of points https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5046845