I don't think it was suppressed by a "a cabal of moderator/admins". I think it was flagged by regular HN users who think you're a dicknose[^1][^2].

Regardless, none of us can tell you for sure. Only dang knows. Why don't you ask him?

[^1]: https://daringfireball.net/linked/2010/02/08/ill-tempered

[^2]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3019147