Comment tree processing is delayed

Event timeline

How this incident unfolded, from the official status page.

1. Investigating

   over 2 years ago

   Reddit

   We are aware that newly posted comments are not showing up immediately in comment trees. We are currently investigating this issue.

2. Identified

   over 2 years ago

   Reddit

   We've identified the underlying problems and are working on addressing them.

3. Identified

   over 2 years ago

   Reddit

   We are continuing to work on addressing the issues causing comments to be delayed.

4. Identified

   over 2 years ago

   Reddit

   A large spike in traffic caused some scaling issues, which delayed new comment display across the site. All comments posted during this time will be displayed as the servers work through the backlog.

5. Resolved

   over 2 years ago

   Reddit

   Comment processing has now fully caught up. Thank you for your patience!