Why do i see so many comments that are missing? Sometimes they are in threads that are getting heated and I could understand someone deleting a really bad take but other times it’s in a shitpost like the example.

  • Battle Masker
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    451 month ago

    my guess is whoever you were responding to deleted their account.

    side note: those comments without context is funny af

          • @[email protected]
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            There is some record of this comment.

            The evidence of its existence is disputed among comment historians. However, they are unanimous about one thing: if it existed, it was a stupid comment that should have been deleted immediately after it was written.

            Some also claim this comment was edited, but the evidence for that is highly questionable, borderline fabricated.

    • Lemminary
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      31 month ago

      Ohh, I thought it was what you see when someone blocks you.

      • DarkThoughts
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        Nothing happens on the blocked user’s end. On mbin I even still get PMs from them.

      • @[email protected]
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        Problem is, can 100% confirm if you block em that is what ya see, not sure bout if they block you

    • @Burninator05OP
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      21 month ago

      I’m blocking a lot of communities (all sports related) but I’m not blocking any users or instances.

    • @[email protected]
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      21 month ago

      I also See these missing comments a lot ( almost in Every third discussion), but i did not block anyone so far. Also no instances. Is it possible that these are comments from instances my instance defederated?

  • @givesomefucks
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    101 month ago

    Probably something with federation running behind.

    Like, you’re instance A, one of those accounts is on instance B, and the ones you can’t see are from instance C.

    So A has an issue with C, but B doesn’t.

    So A (you) can see comments from A and B. But B can see comments from A,B, and C.

    A doesn’t see the C’s, but knows B has replied.

    It’s also possible your app is the issue if not using web client.

    • @Burninator05OP
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      11 month ago

      That makes sense. I don’t usually use the web client.

        • @Burninator05OP
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          11 month ago

          I don’t know how to check but the comment is gone for me now.

            • @Burninator05OP
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              21 month ago

              Yep. This is weird. I can see your comment in my messages but if I go to the actual post it shows that there is a message but I can’t expand it to see it.

  • @[email protected]
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    1 month ago

    are you blocking someone, individually or instance?

    either that or comments were purged, or account was deleted with content

    • @Burninator05OP
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      31 month ago

      I don’t think I’m blocking anyone specifically. I might be blocking an instance. I’ll have to look into that.