I investigated and those comments were autokilled. There are handful of phrases that cause comments containing them to be autokilled, and one is "circlejerk." I doubt we have lost any insightful contributions to HN by it.
It's this kind of bitchy, behind-the-scenes, handbags-at-ten-paces crap that I hate. Long on surmise, short on evidence, and it's not going to help.<p>I'm sure it matters to you, but I wish you'd take it somewhere else.
Yes, I'm sure Paul Graham cares so much about VC negativity that he personally killed this commentary. Also, close your blinds, I think there are black helicopters circling...