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There's a difference between downvoted posts and dead posts, I believe: > What does [dead] mean? > The post was killed by software, user flags, or moderators

There's a difference between downvoted posts and dead posts, I believe: > What does [dead] mean? > The post was killed by software, user flags, or moderators. > Dead posts aren't displayed by default, but you can see them all by turning on 'showdead' in your profile.

topaz0 3y ago
But many downvotes is one of the main ways that they get picked to kill by "software, user flags, or moderators".