• EleventhHour@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    2
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    1 month ago

    I deleted this comment right after I made it. How did you see it, and how are you able to reply to it?

    • narc0tic_bird@lemm.ee
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      4
      ·
      1 month ago

      That’s the way the Fediverse works. When you post a comment, an update is distributed with your comment. Once you delete it, an update is distributed that you deleted your comment. Lemmy then still shows that there was a comment but it has been deleted. Federation delays could mean that they didn’t see your comment as deleted instantly. In theory, a Fediverse instance could also just ignore the deletion update and keep showing the deleted comment.