[menssen]

Maybe this should be an "Ask HN" post, but.

This post appears to have disappeared from the front page (and the several following pages), despite its far higher upvote/recency combination than most other front page stories.

Is there a way to see some kind of record of the moderation decision, or flagging algorithm, that caused this to happen?

[Mz]

Semi-informed guess: It was likely tagged by some moderator either for being controversial or insubstantive or both.

[rajeck]

Shame, because I think Mike Rowe is a true hacker - and this is one of his more interesting hacks.

Ah well!