Because it set off a horrendous flamewar subthread, containing not a single substantive comment.
> Just delete the comment if you're going to do that.
We don't delete comments unilaterally. We made it clear where it was detached from so people could find the context if they wanted to.
You're welcome to post another reply that is not so clearly in breach of the guidelines. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
Because it set off a horrendous flamewar subthread, containing not a single substantive comment.
> Just delete the comment if you're going to do that.
We don't delete comments unilaterally. We made it clear where it was detached from so people could find the context if they wanted to.
You're welcome to post another reply that is not so clearly in breach of the guidelines. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html