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by greenyoda 2620 days ago
> See comment above, it appears to be automated.

That's correct: if a comment either (1) gets too many more downvotes than upvotes or (2) gets flagged, it's automatically killed.

Also, users can "vouch" for a dead comment or article to bring it back to life if they believe it has been wrongly killed.