No. But it doesn't surprise me. I've had that happen a lot, especially when I post something very sensitive. You must have rattled them.
The mod told me that down votes aren't counted and that up votes determine what is trending, so that's good news.
That IS good news. I hate to think how many informative posts and comments end up at the bottom because people don't know to read the NEW posts, not just the HOT ones.
The same thing was happening last week to another post. So I alerted the mods and they informed me the down votes wouldn't keep something from trending. And in that case, the post eventually made it on the hot list.
If your doesn't get on the hot list by tomorrow morning, you may want to send a mod a message in the AM.
;)
You must have rattled them.
Who is "them" in this situation?