Whoah, when I started typing, there was only one reply in this thread, now there's a bunch.
As others have noted, yes, that was a rude comment. No, it was not deleted, but left there, but with a clear mod note that it was not acceptable behavior. Our intent isn't to censor (thus why we usually leave comments - but not always), but to keep a reasonable community who aren't dicks to each other all the time, like many other places on the internet.
We do allow a LOT of leeway, and many heated discussions occur. But directly rude trolling isn't acceptable.
Raay, if the requirement of "don't be a dick" means you don't want to participate, you have the ability to delete your account at any time. I find that unfortunate, as you had some good, intelligent contributions. But yes, if you can't post those without also posting rude comments.. take care.