If you have concerns that something hinky is going on, please contact the mods via the Contact link in the footer. They've repeatedly said that they appreciate

If you have concerns that something hinky is going on, please contact the mods via the Contact link in the footer. They've repeatedly said that they appreciate this kind of feedback. As for the rest, do you have an HN link for the other post you're referring to? When you say "deleted", do you mean flagged? Dead? or completely gone? I suspect this last as you haven't provided a link and likely would have if you had one. If it's gone, one possibility is that the submitter deleted it. I suggest you contact the mods. They do sometimes come across comments like this and answer, but they don't see everything on the site. In my experience they've been very responsive. Also in my experience the mods are very hands-off when it comes to completely removing content. Before assuming bad faith on their part, I'd ask them first.