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		if comment.DeletedAt != nil {

     

       
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			// Active comment - build full view with author info and stats

     

       
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			commentView = s.buildCommentView(comment, viewerDID, voteStates, usersByDID)

     

       
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		// Collect parent URIs that have replies and depth remaining

     

       
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		if remainingDepth > 0 && comment.ReplyCount > 0 {

     

       
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		IndexedAt:     comment.IndexedAt.Format(time.RFC3339),

     

       
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		Stats:         stats,

     

       
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444
       
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}

     

       
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446
       
+
       
// buildDeletedCommentView creates a placeholder view for a deleted comment

     

       
447
       
+
       
// Preserves threading structure while hiding content

     

       
448
       
+
       
// Shows as "[deleted]" in the UI with minimal metadata

     

       
449
       
+
       
func (s *commentService) buildDeletedCommentView(comment *Comment) *CommentView {

     

       
450
       
+
       
	// Build minimal author view - just DID for attribution

     

       
451
       
+
       
	// Frontend will display "[deleted]" or "[deleted by @user]" based on deletion_reason

     

       
452
       
+
       
	authorView := &posts.AuthorView{

     

       
453
       
+
       
		DID:         comment.CommenterDID,

     

       
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+
       
		Handle:      "", // Empty - frontend handles display

     

       
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+
       
		DisplayName: nil,

     

       
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+
       
		Avatar:      nil,

     

       
457
       
+
       
		Reputation:  nil,

     

       
458
       
+
       
	}

     

       
459
       
+
       


     

       
460
       
+
       
	// Build minimal stats - preserve reply count for threading indication

     

       
461
       
+
       
	stats := &CommentStats{

     

       
462
       
+
       
		Upvotes:    0,

     

       
463
       
+
       
		Downvotes:  0,

     

       
464
       
+
       
		Score:      0,

     

       
465
       
+
       
		ReplyCount: comment.ReplyCount, // Keep this to show threading

     

       
466
       
+
       
	}

     

       
467
       
+
       


     

       
468
       
+
       
	// Build reference to parent post (always present)

     

       
469
       
+
       
	postRef := &CommentRef{

     

       
470
       
+
       
		URI: comment.RootURI,

     

       
471
       
+
       
		CID: comment.RootCID,

     

       
472
       
+
       
	}

     

       
473
       
+
       


     

       
474
       
+
       
	// Build reference to parent comment (only if nested)

     

       
475
       
+
       
	var parentRef *CommentRef

     

       
476
       
+
       
	if comment.ParentURI != comment.RootURI {

     

       
477
       
+
       
		parentRef = &CommentRef{

     

       
478
       
+
       
			URI: comment.ParentURI,

     

       
479
       
+
       
			CID: comment.ParentCID,

     

       
480
       
+
       
		}

     

       
481
       
+
       
	}

     

       
482
       
+
       


     

       
483
       
+
       
	// Format deletion timestamp for frontend

     

       
484
       
+
       
	var deletedAtStr *string

     

       
485
       
+
       
	if comment.DeletedAt != nil {

     

       
486
       
+
       
		ts := comment.DeletedAt.Format(time.RFC3339)

     

       
487
       
+
       
		deletedAtStr = &ts

     

       
488
       
+
       
	}

     

       
489
       
+
       


     

       
490
       
+
       
	return &CommentView{

     

       
491
       
+
       
		URI:            comment.URI,

     

       
492
       
+
       
		CID:            comment.CID,

     

       
493
       
+
       
		Author:         authorView,

     

       
494
       
+
       
		Record:         nil, // No record for deleted comments

     

       
495
       
+
       
		Post:           postRef,

     

       
496
       
+
       
		Parent:         parentRef,

     

       
497
       
+
       
		Content:        "", // Blanked content

     

       
498
       
+
       
		ContentFacets:  nil,

     

       
499
       
+
       
		Embed:          nil,

     

       
500
       
+
       
		CreatedAt:      comment.CreatedAt.Format(time.RFC3339),

     

       
501
       
+
       
		IndexedAt:      comment.IndexedAt.Format(time.RFC3339),

     

       
502
       
+
       
		Stats:          stats,

     

       
503
       
+
       
		Viewer:         nil, // No viewer state for deleted comments

     

       
504
       
+
       
		IsDeleted:      true,

     

       
505
       
+
       
		DeletionReason: comment.DeletionReason,

     

       
506
       
+
       
		DeletedAt:      deletedAtStr,

     

       
507
       
 
       
	}

     

       
508
       
 
       
}

     

       
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