Ask HN: Disappearing Comments?
by walnutclosefarm on Hacker News.
Just out of curiousity, under what circumstances do comments completely disappear from HN threads? I recently posted a comment (this thread: https://ift.tt/SuvPQtX )that several people found offensive to the HN culture and rules. Some comments called me out for my word choice, or the sentiment I expressed. Some agreed. In two or three cases, where I responded to criticism with an explanation of my intent and and apology for the unintended offense, and one where I simply agreed with the interlocutor, the comments – both my response and the one I was responding are now gone. How does this happen?