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Why is there a comment in my inbox that doesn't exist?

I received an Inbox notification with the comment:

This is not a helpful response. You have no idea

But when I click the Question link, no comment contains that text. Also, no comment has been edited. Where did this come from? Or did someone post a comment with the @ notation, then delete it and post a more appropriate comment (should the Inbox notification then be deleted, if the comment is deleted?)?

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  • I hadn't seen this other question in my search, should I delete this question, or mark it an answered (only answer so far alludes to similar points) or answer it myself with that reference?.
    – CrackerJack9
    Commented Aug 8, 2011 at 2:15
  • CrackerJack9, I suspect that this question will be closed shortly, you do not need to delete it. In fact, even though it is a duplicate, it may still have value for search purposes.
    – Awesome Poodles
    Commented Aug 8, 2011 at 2:37
  • Sounds good, thanks for your feedback!
    – CrackerJack9
    Commented Aug 8, 2011 at 14:56

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Almost certainly the comment was deleted, either by the OP or a moderator. It sounds like the type of comment I would delete. The inbox is a different database, so it still had record of the comment, but perhaps this could be solved by the developers?

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    It bothers me when a response to my comment is shown in my inbox and the question is deleted before I can view it. I'm nowhere near the 10k required to go find it and it's happened more than once. That said, it sounds like this should've been resolved?.
    – M. Tibbits
    Commented Aug 8, 2011 at 6:42
  • @M.Tibbits: Doesn't matter what your reputation is. 10k users can't see deleted comments anyway. That's a diamond-moderator only privilege.
    – Cody Gray
    Commented Aug 8, 2011 at 9:55
  • Oh I see. Thanks. I had thought otherwise.
    – M. Tibbits
    Commented Aug 8, 2011 at 11:47
  • @TheEstablishment: I don't think even Diamond mods can see deleted comments... But they can see, as can 10K users, comments deleted because they were attached to deleted questions/answers...
    – PearsonArtPhoto
    Commented Feb 4, 2013 at 14:33

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