It's extremely unlikely that any HN staff "downranked" this post, but I certainly flagged it, and I assume lots of other people did, too. I'm no fan of Altman's, but stories like this are just toxic drama.
I disagree with your flag, but applaud you for publicly stating you flagged it, and stating why you flagged it.
I disagree because I think stories like this can cause interesting information to rise up. As dang's profile says "Conflict is essential to human life"
