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Re:Ask HN: Do you like HN's karma system? by brokenmachine on Wednesday August 07, 2019 @10:28AM (#20634981)
Odd that previously-ok comments go dead when the poster is subsequently banned. I wouldn't have expected that to happen.
Re:Ask HN: Do you like HN's karma system? by allenbrunson on Wednesday August 07, 2019 @02:47PM (#20637640)
no, that didn't happen here. the user got banned first. the comment you noticed came after that.

every comment that user makes after getting banned starts out dead, but can be vouched back to life, if somebody thinks it is worthy.

Re:Ask HN: Do you like HN's karma system? by brokenmachine on Wednesday August 07, 2019 @06:52PM (#20640049)
Aah. That makes sense.