I'm sorry to hear this, but it's possible that the mods aren't doing this out of malice.

I used to help out HN by going to the new page and flagging what I thought was off topic content. My reward for this was to have my flagging privliges taken away :)

The unfortunate reality is that when you are a mod it's far easier to punish than it is to educate, especially when you're a volunteer.