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  • Duplicate/Related questions: Strange “unupvote” pattern across multiple users, Don't throw away all votes when a user is deleted. The short answer... the deleted user had given you upvotes, but those votes were deleted when they were deleted. Commented Mar 23, 2012 at 18:09
  • @Arjan I see the same thing as you, nothing more Commented Mar 23, 2012 at 18:18
  • @gnostradamus hmm, this would make sense, thx Commented Mar 23, 2012 at 18:18
  • To add a bit more, I also lost points recently from a single deleted user, but that only showed up as one entry for me on March 16th. Since you have 6 entries, I wonder if it might have been 6 users deleted (or 1 user with many sockpuppet accounts). Commented Mar 23, 2012 at 18:23
  • Wow, indeed, @gnostradamus, it's even 410 reputation in your case. However, in your case it could have been a single heavily upvoted answer to a single question (hence a single post)? See also this for Yoda, but that might be the old way things were shown, as today I see this. Commented Mar 23, 2012 at 18:28
  • @Arjan: No, none of my top answers have disappeared. I would have noticed, since I don't have many. ;) Also, the message would have been different, something like "deleted post" instead of "User was removed". When the Rep first went away, each was listed individually. After a day or so they changed it to be one entry. Commented Mar 23, 2012 at 18:33
  • Yes, @gnostradamus, it seems things are consolidated into one line per deleted user nowadays. So I guess you're right: this is probably 6 different users/sock puppets removed at exactly the same moment...? Commented Mar 23, 2012 at 18:35
  • Ah, hovering my mouse over the times of the 6 entries shows slightly different timestamps for each entry. @gnostradamus is on to something ;-) Commented Mar 23, 2012 at 18:37
  • so this would be 6 different users deleted at slightly the same moment? sounds rather strange, doesn't it? (anyway, thanks guys for helping me investigating this) Commented Mar 23, 2012 at 18:49
  • Well, Mat, like @gnostradamus suggested: if the user had fake "sockpuppet" accounts, then this could very well be a reason to 1) delete the user and 2) see 6 users being deleted in total. Commented Mar 23, 2012 at 18:51
  • Ok, anyway, it's no big deal, it's just 65 points. But imo it would be really useful to have more details when such things occur (like displaying the related answers on hover, or whatever), this would prevent a lot of questions like mine I think. Commented Mar 23, 2012 at 18:54
  • This was indeed changed from displaying all details into just a single line; not sure for what reason. Commented Mar 23, 2012 at 18:58
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    I don't think this should be marked as a duplicate. The linked duplicate is a generalized guide to deleted users, rather than a specific question. Commented Sep 6, 2017 at 20:25