So they made front page on Reddit, then front page on HN about making front page on Reddit and now making front page again on HN for deleting the article. They really are good.
I at least appreciated how it reminded people that the internet isn't some kind of democracy. Its very easy for certain people to influence what is heard, 'popular', or buried.
I wonder if they realized posting about it made both them and their client look like assholes, which is not what the client was paying them for. BTW I still don't know his name which means the effort actually failed - at least with me.
Yeah, removing it now just makes it look super weird and awkward. While the article is up, they can play the "any publicity ..." game, and it was insightful for what it's worth.
