Hey. I've been on the leader board for quite some time, and I occasionally and inexplicably have some of my posts declared [dead]. I suspect that sometimes I

Hey. I've been on the leader board for quite some time, and I occasionally and inexplicably have some of my posts declared [dead]. I suspect that sometimes I hit against a x_num_posts/hour wall, or that I occasionally hit up against a blocked domain. Needless to say, I'm still on the leader board, I've been to startup school a couple of times, and I haven't seen any deleterious effects. There is no appeal process on HN, mainly because PG is the admin, and he's got more important stuff to do. Also... There's a lot more to startup life than HN. Move out here to Silicon Valley, start attending local events like http://www.hackersandfounders.com http://www.hackersandfounders.com or 106 miles and get plugged in. And, more importantly, build up real life karma points in person, rather than on HN.