Yes, HN is censored. This post will be demoted as fast as your first one.

Nobody expects a HN censorship. Their main weapon is speed. And surprise. Speed and surprise. And fear. Amongst the HN main censorship techniques are speed, surprise and fear ... and ruthless efficiency and a fanatical devotion to the pope.

You're sad that your 15 minutes of fame only lasted for, well..., 15 minutes?

Na, not trying to take anything away from anyone. Just want to know how this works in all honesty. Thought it was exponentially effected by time. Does anyone know the actual algorithm?

Plus I am totally cool with them yanking the tickets. If they would have said not to do it I would have removed them myself.