it could be you can't see that thread anymore because a lot of it was flagged dead. if you turn on showdead in your profile, threads like that will be visible.

it could be you can't see that thread anymore because a lot of it was flagged dead. if you turn on showdead in your profile, threads like that will be visible. it could be you are talking about the one that starts here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23867618 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23867618 dang gets around to taking notice right about here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23868001 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23868001 dang says: "We've rate limited your account again for perpetuating flamewars on this site." you said: "I've been explicitly told by the HN moderators that my opinions on policing - which are well within the American mainstream and probably a touch left of center - are so controversial they constitute flamebait and I shouldn't discuss them here." that does not to me sound at all like a good-faith representation of what dang said.