That seems kind of shady, I mean sure it sucks that it happens and it is kind of bad to have it as your top post but publishing just because you don't want it to be the latest post kinda downplays the publicity factor of being honest about what happened.
I'm sure j_s's comment was meant as tongue-in-cheek and not as an actual criticism. I have every confidence that eastdakota's response (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4066982) indicating that it was just a coincidence is true.
