Oh, interesting! According to HN Replies, that was the content of your comment (https://imgur.com/t5316Rx) (When I checked on HN, it was not "* * *")
I've seen these ephemeral "* * *" comments before, and even another comment asking about them.
I've seen these ephemeral "* * *" comments before, and even another comment asking about them.
And I've seen it in 100% of your replies to me, when I've never seen it for other replies. So I wonder if it's related to how you use HN
Edit: I truly did not believe you, but it appears to maybe be the “delay” feature [0]. Users with a delay set might show the asterisks until the delay passes.
My apologies.