It was in reply to a dishonest comment that was taken down. It's normal to use elevated rhetoric when correcting the record about a false idea being put forth and made public.
Furthermore saying "probably because the CTO is a dick" to a random person online - in response to a question about why their startup is blacklisted - is definitely fair game. How many people have said "{insert CEO name} is a dick" on these forums?
I think you guys are way too sensitive, unless "reputation management" is part of the YC offering it's a bad look to even be involved in my comments like this. Let people say what they want within reason.
Furthermore saying "probably because the CTO is a dick" to a random person online - in response to a question about why their startup is blacklisted - is definitely fair game. How many people have said "{insert CEO name} is a dick" on these forums?
https://hn.algolia.com/?q=is+a+dick
I think you guys are way too sensitive, unless "reputation management" is part of the YC offering it's a bad look to even be involved in my comments like this. Let people say what they want within reason.