This <i>is</i> something other HNers need to know about. The policy and process around killing comments is utterly mysterious and apparently capricious. As a community, we should have a clear understanding of:<p>a) What comments will be killed; and<p>b) What process will be followed to determine whether a comment is killed.<p>Sorry, but <i>security through obscurity</i> is no excuse for not making this stuff transparent.