Stories about HN moderation are explicitly off topic. I would have flagged it if I'd seen it. From the Posting Guidelines: Please don't post on HN to ask or

Stories about HN moderation are explicitly off topic. I would have flagged it if I'd seen it. From the Posting Guidelines: Please don't post on HN to ask or tell us something (e.g. to ask us questions about Y Combinator, or to ask or complain about moderation). If you want to say something to us, please send it to hn@ycombinator.com.