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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    177 hours 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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      15 hours ago

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

      • @[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

  • @givesomefucks
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    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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      16 hours ago

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

  • @[email protected]
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    7 hours 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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      26 hours ago

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