Isn't it possible that this is simply a bug? If you happen to have a location when you post a status, it goes under the comment with a padding of 8px above and

Isn't it possible that this is simply a bug? If you happen to have a location when you post a status, it goes under the comment with a padding of 8px above and below. If the location is missing then a default of 8px appear below the status text. I don't think it makes a difference