I'd forget about the incident and removal of the post itself. As steven2012 advises, work with those 300+ people that contacted you, and do something great. As

I'd forget about the incident and removal of the post itself. As steven2012 advises, work with those 300+ people that contacted you, and do something great. As for losing your longtime account, I understand that you probably feel bad about that. I would try to appeal, and if unsuccessful, allow yourself a day or so to mourn, then move on. You can always lurk, and if you feel compelled to converse, you can open another account. Back (way back) when I used to still read Reddit after abandoning my account, if I felt compelled to participate I would just open a throwaway account for that conversation; the username would be whatever was in the signup captcha.