[OP here] I am completely on board with the topic being killed/buried. I posted on HN only because I couldn't raise any of the mods (via email)and I was concern

[OP here] I am completely on board with the topic being killed/buried. I posted on HN only because I couldn't raise any of the mods (via email)and I was concerned about a pro Uber downvoting ring. If this violated the HN TOS, my apologies to all concerned. Now that the mods have looked at who was doing the flagging and are satisfied that it was genuine HN users and not a voting ring, all is good. THis topic has (rightly) been buried. It is still 'alive' for those who want to discuss this further (not sure it is a good idea)