To compare two single datapoints across 6 years (!) is an extreme underestimate of the role played by randomness in HN moderation. I guess in that way it makes sense that the discrepancy felt personal to you. I promise it wasn't!
But now you know of the violation! Don't you want to remind Colin of the rule now? Or maybe the rule isn't actually that important, for the reasons in my last comment, and you were just looking for a reason to make your criticism of my six-year-old/8-year-old comment more authoritative?
