If I delete my answer, what happens to the points that have been added/subtracted from my reputation?
I do not see an answer to this when I do a search in the help section.
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There's a post on main meta that I hope someone who's not using mobile can find and link. Look for "what happens when a post is deleted" and "is it kosher to delete".– Monica CellioSep 16, 2019 at 14:31
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When I search from those in the meta page's search nothing topic comes up at all (0 results). Maybe I'm in the wrong search box? I then tried "delete post reputation points" and nothing relevant came up.– curlsSep 16, 2019 at 14:42
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1see When is it kosher to delete one's own answer?– mblochSep 16, 2019 at 15:36
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You get back the points that were substracted from your reputation. As the FAQ says (in the section What does deletion mean for a post?)
Reputation changes from bounties, votes (both up and down), and acceptances on deleted posts (including answers to a deleted question) are nullified.
See there for exceptions.
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That link did the trick. I wonder why searching didn't produce any relevant links?– curlsSep 16, 2019 at 20:04
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@curls did you search here on Mi Yodeya meta or on main meta (meta.stackexchange.com)? The presence of more than one site might have confused you; the other site has questions that apply all across the SE network. Sep 17, 2019 at 2:14
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I was on mi yodeya and went to help and that led to meta. I never went to other stack sites for this search.– curlsSep 17, 2019 at 3:15
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Can I comment to a moderator who's commented on my question, AFTER it was deleted? I can't add a comment to him. I want to tell him to look at the chat, where I replied to him.– curlsSep 17, 2019 at 3:16
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@curls no but you can ping him on the main chat directly: chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/468/vdibarta-bam by writing @ and the moderator name then your message– mblochSep 17, 2019 at 3:58
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