They aren't gone, just banned, turn on 'showdead' in your profile to see them. You can just mail hn@ycombinator.com to get someone's attention, chances are som

They aren't gone, just banned, turn on 'showdead' in your profile to see them. You can just mail hn@ycombinator.com to get someone's attention, chances are someone did as a result of this post.