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Ask HN/PG: Possible HN bug?

18 points by ajkirwin 17y ago

I've noticed this happening to me the last few days and I am wondering if it's happening to anyone else.. and how to get it fixed. For some reason, any comment I make is starting off at 0, instead of the usual 1.

psyklic 17y ago
For me, it starts off at 1, but it does not immediately update my total karma.
yan 17y ago
I think you just get down-voted shortly after posting on some comments. Are you sure it's all comments?
- ajkirwin 17y ago
  Yes. Infact, this post itself started at 0!
  - jibiki 17y ago
    Did your karma decrease when you posted it?
    - ajkirwin 17y ago
      Nope.
      - likpok 17y ago
        They appear to be 1 to me... Did anyone upvote it?
        jibiki 17y ago
        Probably. They were at 0 earlier.
almost 17y ago
A bug? Maybe. Worth a post to HN? Definitely not. Just email pg if you're concerned about it, it's pointless to post it here.
- scott_s 17y ago
  Actually, if there is indeed an off-by-one bug that's affecting only one poster, then I'm very curious what the bug is.
RossM 17y ago
Looking at your other comments there seems to be the typical number of 1's - are you sure it's not just showing for you? Try logging out and finding one of your comments.
- ajkirwin 17y ago
  It only started a few days ago. And of course, when people see a 0 for no reason, they throw it an upvote, which then makes it look normal.
  - RossM 17y ago
    I've no idea why this was downvoted, but ok. Perhaps pg can review logs to check whether it's someone targeting you (sounds unlikely) or a bug then. Edit: above comment was -1 before I upvoted.
pg 17y ago
Yes, this was a bug. Should be fixed now.
- ajkirwin 17y ago
  And it is fixed! What was causing it?