Users are reporting a recurring bug where likes on posts appear as “unknown/deleted user,” even when the liker is a known user. hellekin notes this occurs in private messages and has happened before. Architect suggests it may be related to muted or ignored users. BOUCUR confirms the issue persists, especially for users with high privileges, and observes that only moderators/admins’ likes display correctly. BOUCUR later reports the issue seems resolved.
Since this is not the first time this happens, I’m reporting here.
When someone (known) likes a post, sometimes it appears as “unknown/deleted user”, although, in this case, this is a personal message and the person is actually known.
It may be a regression in a recent release.
If there is a way to rebake post or something like this from the console to fix it, I’m all ears!
Have seen that happen with a user that has been muted/ignored, which seems to probably be intentional, but that is happening with a user you have not muted?
Thanks for asking @Architect.
I have seen this happening once or twice previously, but in this case this is a private message with a couple other people, and the person who liked the post was sitting next to me, so I could confirm who performed the like. We’re both admins on the forum, so there’s no chance we muted each other. 
This has been a persistent issue for me as well, whether the post is public or a message. Like @hellekin I also have higher privileges on my forum (but mod, not admin).
The only liked-by users who do show up are other moderators/admin. But I’ve noticed it’s usually just one, so if 3 mods liked it, sometimes only one icon will appear and all the others say “unknown/deleted user” when you hover over the icon. Not consistent though…
The issue does not occur when logged out.
This has been resolved on my end with the “liked by [users]” pop-up redesign.
Seems to be OK for me too. Topic can be closed.
