Some HN users might be operating under the impression that it was killed for being highly critical of a YC company. Just wanted to give the responsible mods a chance to clarify.
The link: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1479028
Ask HN: Why was the Posterous Thread Killed?
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Re: Ask HN: Why was the Posterous Thread Killed?
#2That's the editor flexing his/her muscles to protect a family member.
Edit: It was killed for being highly critical of a YC company.
I really hope this is not the case.
Re: Ask HN: Why was the Posterous Thread Killed?
#3A very good (and reasonable) question.
Re: Ask HN: Why was the Posterous Thread Killed?
#4I suspect people are getting tired of the numerous 'Posterous vs everyone' debates and flagging the articles.
I think it's a stretch to assume something more nefarious.
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#5HN is going to lose a lot of credibility if these kinds of questions don't get answered. For some reason it always seems like Posterous threads get yanked. It sure is incriminating.
Re: Ask HN: Why was the Posterous Thread Killed?
#6I suspect people are getting tired of the numerous 'Posterous vs everyone' debates and flagging the articles. I think it's a stretch to assume something more nefarious.
"Caesar's wife must be above suspicion."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pompeia_%28wife_of_Julius_Caesa...
Re: Ask HN: Why was the Posterous Thread Killed?
#7HN is going to lose a lot of credibility if these kinds of questions don't get answered. For some reason it always seems like Posterous threads get yanked. It sure is incriminating.
YES. It has happened before as well.
Re: Ask HN: Why was the Posterous Thread Killed?
#8That's the editor flexing his/her muscles to protect a family member. Edit: It was killed for being highly critical of a YC company . I really hope this is not the case.
That's the editor flexing his/her muscles to protect a family member.
Do you have evidence to support this accusation of nepotism on HN?
Re: Ask HN: Why was the Posterous Thread Killed?
#9FWIW pg says he doesn't kill threads critical of yc companies. Here's his response after he killed a thread about wakemate: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1358627 (I'm not saying that applies here, it might have been flagged by users)
Re: Ask HN: Why was the Posterous Thread Killed?
#10That's the editor flexing his/her muscles to protect a family member. Edit: It was killed for being highly critical of a YC company . I really hope this is not the case.
That's the editor flexing his/her muscles to protect a family member. Do you have evidence to support this accusation of nepotism on HN?
Well, the author stated that he did not pull the post himself. On what other grounds do you think the post deserved to be pulled if it was for non-nefarious reasons? How often do you see other posts get pulled on HN?