[dredmorbius]

I quite honestly doubt that's the case.

I'm frequently critical of both tech and HN. My comments survive. Idlewords has done quite a few stripes better than myself on both counts.

If you've questions about comments, policy, or rating/voting (there can be a hivemind active at times), toss an email to the moderators (hn <at> ycombinator <dot> com). I've found they're responsive and generally pretty fair. Even when I'm disagreeing strongly with them.