It's worth noting that HN does adjust article rankings: http://www.righto.com/2013/11/how-hacker-news-ranking-really-works.html http://www.righto.com/2013/11/h

It's worth noting that HN does adjust article rankings: http://www.righto.com/2013/11/how-hacker-news-ranking-really-works.html http://www.righto.com/2013/11/how-hacker-news-ranking-really... Compare the gradual slide from the peak of other articles from the same time as the one in question: http://hnrankings.info/9560839,9561606,9561693,9561599,9561920,9560426,9560904,9560790,9561920/ http://hnrankings.info/9560839,9561606,9561693,9561599,95619... Moderated forums aren't censored, but they do get... moderated. What else did you expect?