I've disabled flags on your comment and uncollapsed it. The title was changed after the community made its feelings known and I found a way to include A16Z within the title. My replies were meant to be friendly not petulant. The story spent 8 hours on the front page, because we turned off penalties.
We have no interest in suppressing stories about any company or investor. A16Z is a completely separate entity from YC; It invests in YC companies and also may be seen to be competing with YC for early stage deals. These considerations don't factor into our moderation decisions.
What does matter is HN’s purpose: discovering content that gratifies intellectual curiosity and having interesting discussions about it. That's what we optimise for.
We have no interest in suppressing stories about any company or investor. A16Z is a completely separate entity from YC; It invests in YC companies and also may be seen to be competing with YC for early stage deals. These considerations don't factor into our moderation decisions.
What does matter is HN’s purpose: discovering content that gratifies intellectual curiosity and having interesting discussions about it. That's what we optimise for.