This isn't censorship, it's someone being shown the door.

Would you please stop posting unsubstantive comments?

Personal attacks, in particular, will get you banned here, so please don't do that again.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

What's the point of accusing me of lying? Either take my argument at face value or don't bother replying.

> This isn't censorship, it's someone being shown the door.

Are you a moderator?

No. Must I be to show someone the community's proverbial door?

The point was downvotes. That's how the HN community shows someone the door. HN itself shows someone the door by banning them.

> No. Must I be to show someone the community's proverbial door?

Speaking for the whole site like that comes off as rather pompous. Not to mention the comment is now "in the black" on points, so it's not even clear that the community even agrees with you.

Are we talking about the comment? The one I'm talking about is flagged/dead.

Yea, I wouldn't pretend to speak for the community - for some reason our OP insinuated I do by asking if I'm a moderator.

What I'm trying to say is that a negative karma post has been shown the door by the community. That statement remains true from my perspective regardless if I upvoted, downvoted, or did not engage with that comment.