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I think it does. I have, in the past, seen [dead] comments that (IMO) shouldn't have been, clicked on "vouch", and when the page refreshes they are no longer [
by jlgaddis 9y ago
I think it does.
I have, in the past, seen [dead] comments that (IMO) shouldn't have been, clicked on "vouch", and when the page refreshes they are no longer [dead].
Or maybe HN just shows it that way to me and it is, in fact, still [dead] (kinda like hellbans).
- maxerickson 9y agoI'm pretty sure it works in the obvious way. I would guess that some comments take less vouching to be reborn than others though.
- Jtsummers 9y agoIt actually brings them back, they do not lie to you about them not being [dead] anymore. I've vouched for a number of shadowbanned users when they have a comment that ought to be visible and then other people reply to it. You can verify (should you run across this again) by logging out or using incognito mode to view the page after you vouch.
- blattimwind 9y agoI've noticed that sometimes [dead] comments don't seem to be revived by - presumably - just me clicking vouch. Perhaps vouches and flags and other criteria are balanced against each other or something like that.
- IntronExon 9y agoThe OP article explains that vouch only works once, and if there are more flags it stays dead.