I agree it's a form of censorship. But HN needs some censorship to avoid becoming reddit. There are many websites with less censorship. I come to HN because the

I agree it's a form of censorship. But HN needs some censorship to avoid becoming reddit. There are many websites with less censorship. I come to HN because the quality is high, in part due to censoring low quality content. I think any idea worth discussing can be discussed in a non-snarky manner. I think it's possible to criticize the establishment without being snarky.