I see comments here all the time marked as “Dead” by mods that are insightful often GREAT comments.
Not flagged by users but dead. I don’t believe users are piling on as there is nothing wrong with them half the time.
So why? Censorship? Propaganda?
I will sometimes see a Dead comment then another one similar to it that is promoted.
It seems like HN censors strangers and promotes their friends or something
Anyway, you can send an email to hn@ycombinator.com to get an official reply by dang/tomhow.