Transparency in the programming community

(defun fizzbuzz ()
  (loop for n from 1 to 100
     do (format t "~&~[~[FizzBuzz~:;Fizz~]~*~:;~[Buzz~*~:;~D~]~]~%"
                (mod n 3) (mod n 5) n))) ; there's code in this link, totally belongs here

Can we have an honest discussion about the moderation of /r/programming ? For those who missed it, in past week, there was a highly upvoted (800+) thread about Github's Code of Conduct (https://archive.is/SeFrI) which was silently deleted by the moderators. A follow-up thread was posted asking why it had been killed (https://archive.is/PWY8E). This too was highly upvoted, and this too was killed without explanation. A third thread was posted (https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/3ebx9u/linus_torvalds_responds_to_ars_about_diversity/), indirectly implying this was contrary to programmer ethics, and after it accumulated some comments expressing disapproval of mod's actions, it too was silently delisted.

The complete lack of transparency in the moderation process is contrary to open source ethics. The deletion of contrary opinions is contrary to all ethics, period.

It is my hope that the mods will do the right thing and come clean with their process and reasons for deleting popular threads. If they are willing adopt a code of conduct promising viewpoint-neutral moderation in the future and a more open, transparent moderation process, we should be able to put this behind us and start trusting them again.