Hey dang - I noticed the comment below I made which stuck to the top for most of this thread's life dropped to the bottom at the time you commented here.

What's the process for penalising posts in this situation?

Is it just an individual decision where you've decided it distracts from a valuable discussion?

I see I could have been a little less harsh with the damnning commentary (only to a point), but ultimately if we're all scientifically-minded then knowing that the internal targets were airbrushed for the public is a bit of a cerebral 'what?' I'd expect we're down with exploring on HN.