Btw, it had 7 votes when it was ostracized. At the top 100 there are many stories with fewer votes and way older. Can someone explain it to me? I really don't get it.
However, if I were to guess why someone would, it is leaning towards falling foul of the "If they'd cover it on TV news, it's probably off-topic" and its possible someone was fed up of seeing Assange on the front page.
I wouldn't worry too much about it though.