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In the last few weeks, I frequently see some empty comments. It's just the username and no text beneath.

Is there a deeper reason behind this? Do people nowadays strip away the text instead of deleting a comment? Or did some script surface that 'makes the internet forget'? First I thought people did this before deleting a comment and the deletion just didn't get federated. But I scrolled through some older posts and they also still have comments like that, so that can't be it. Right?

Can anyone educate me?

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[–] [email protected] 42 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

hmmmm ive seen image-only comments viewed like this on lemmy when sent from non-lemmy platforms

example .

[–] [email protected] 22 points 4 months ago (8 children)
[–] [email protected] 31 points 4 months ago

that's empty.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago

Empty here too.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago

Empty when viewing from Voyager

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago

Empty for me on Jerboa

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

Empty on Sync.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Empty on Thunder.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)

This comment does not show an image when viewed on lemmy.world. The image is also missing viewed on lemm.ee. The original Mastodon post does have an image.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)
[–] [email protected] 19 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (4 children)

If I delete my post/comment, I first edit it to be blank because it can take way more time to actually delete the post/comment than just editing it. They'll appear as just a completely blank post (not even any unicode spaces or weird shit like that). I started doing this after seeing other users doing the same for the reason I mentioned.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

Ah, thanks. Maybe there's a few people like that out there.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Are you able to read this text?

I haven't seen any issues on jerboa

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Sure. I can read 99% of the comments normally. Thx I'm gonna try Jerboa again and see if I can reproduce it.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Same. I've gotten a few replies with a blank comment. It's weird.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Fair enough. At least I'm not getting crazy...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (4 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Yeah, that's a bracket but very close to being invisible.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

I can see the character it creates from Firefox flatpak.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

An empty quote seems to work, at least on sync

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

I haven't noticed this. I'll keep my eyes peeled though. We're both on tchncs so if it's a replication thing we should both see it.

I use Alexandrite as my frontend if it turns out that it matters.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

They're like the dragon scroll, they reflect as much of your true destiny as you're able to see in yourself.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Are you using the eternity app ?

Cause I have noticed deleted comments showing up as blank. While on the web version the show up as "deleted by Creator"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yes. I have like 3 different apps but I regularly use Eternity. I think you're right and a decent part if it is Eternity. Like half of the empty messages show up in other apps or the web interface. But not all of them. I don't quite think it's just deleted messages. Some others are definitely there and also don't show up in Eternity... Maybe it's a combination of factors. Honestly I didn't quite pay attention when I was using which app. I'm still trying to figure it out. But this definitely seems to be part of it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Sometimes when I'm randomly banned from speaking for no good reason at all, I test to see if I'm still banned by typing 'A' & deleting it. This account has been muted for a week & it looks like it's finally lifted. For now.

My stuff still shows up as 'deleted by creator'. I've noticed the blanks, too. I use Sync for Lemmy.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Hmmh. I guess Lemmy should display that kind of information more prominently. But there isn't much progress UI wise... Guess you could just look it up in the modlog. Or do it like that 😆 Thanks for the report anyways.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I had a comment removed from c/veganscomplaining or whatever their community is that showed up like that when they censored it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Well that shouldn't happen. I guess it's technically possible because I can also change my own comments and they're not signed or anything... But changing other people's comments is kind if lying and being disingenuous. Either it's a technical issue, or your comment was so offensive that it warranted an exception to the rule, or the mods/admins don't know what is right and what is wrong.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Nah it wasn't that bad, like I didn't say slurs or anything but I did say some pretty non-vegan shit lmao so I get it. Still though that may be why some posts are blank, I doubt I'm the only one.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Hmmh, not sure. I think broken images show up with some character. But that post also has one comment that shows empty in one App and text plus a picture on a different App. I think I need some time and figure out what it does on the computer.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

It's a hashtag. Pretty much invisible but I can still see it.