[ChrisMarshallNY]

Huh. I'm assuming that it's this reply that earned the thread a closure. As far as I know, it wasn't flagged (but I may not know that). It still has positive karma.

Was it because I mentioned a particular HN setting?

I would certainly appreciate knowing what I did to earn the Ire of The Gods.

I doubt it was mentioning ageism. We talk about that, all the time, and some folks get pretty insulting about it, without getting dinged.

[Brajeshwar]

I've absolutely no idea about the closure, et al. I also don't flag or downvote anything on HackerNews. But hey, between you and me, I love reading your comment. Thanks.