When I said we didn't touch this post, I meant we did nothing to affect its rank.

Ok, that's clear and unambiguous.

If that sounds scandalous

It sounds like you are following through on exactly what you said you were doing on the search you linked elsewhere. I read some of those and it clearly stated "less intervention". So for you to apply "less intervention" here is you being consistent.

flags

For the record I didn't flag the submission. It didn't appear, to me, to violate any guidelines.

If you're going to imagine that sort of interpretation

Sounds like I have violated the guidelines: Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith. I appear to have escaped censure at this juncture, perhaps due to the lesser moderation applied in this thread.