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I don't recall ever having someone ask me not to post something. Is there an inbox or something or is it all reply based? I get "flagged" sometimes, but that ju
by patientplatypus 7y ago
I don't recall ever having someone ask me not to post something. Is there an inbox or something or is it all reply based? I get "flagged" sometimes, but that just means someone pushed the "flag" button right? I thought posts were just deleted when they reached -1.
EDIT: Now this post and the grandparent post have had their points reduced. So, now I'm super confused - if this post had been detached from the main thread, who is downvoting it? Do the mods have abilities to see (and vote) on threads removed from users with lower access rights? Sorry for all the questions, but I'm not sure I understand how the comment system works really.
EDIT EDIT: OK now I understand how detached works, thanks.
- grzm 7y agoDetached means it appears as a free-standing comment, generally towards the bottom the comments. It doesn't make the comment disappear. People can still see them. Some people use the new comments thread to view comments as opposed to viewing from the front page. (https://news.ycombinator.com/newcomments https://news.ycombinator.com/newcomments) As for your first question, it looks like 'dang replied to one of your comments a few weeks ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20663642 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20663642
- patientplatypus 7y agoAh I see. Thanks.
- dang 7y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20672819 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20672819 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20365483 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20365483 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20358881 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20358881 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15847660 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15847660 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15628637 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15628637