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That's because you can't truly delete a comment in a chain without breaking it.
If others replied to your comment, you deleting your comment would break the thread.
So a placeholder gets left behind.
placeholder deleted by comment
Wait hows that different than reddit? I know they arent federated so the server explanation doesnt apply but as for what is seen when deleted, didnt reddit always just say deleted, instead of deleted by owner? Its been a hot minute but didnt they also display removed when something was removed by mod or for breaking rules?
Yeah at least on old Reddit it shows something different depending on why the comment is no longer visible. So for example it says Unavailable if someone blocks you.