> Graham killed the thread, saying that it violated the > site’s guideline to “not use posts to ask us questions,” > but he also wrote, “I think they sh

> Graham killed the thread, saying that it violated the > site’s guideline to “not use posts to ask us questions,” > but he also wrote, “I think they shouldn’t have done > it, and that they compounded the problem by not taking > the initial complaints seriously enough.” That is a convenient and often used response. And also a great way to cap controversies from getting out of hand: just censor them!! Good thing YC owns this forum.