Which thread?  I'm just curious as to how this CC gaggle functions.  Especially with the ericnorstog comment immediately preceding yours where he says (19 minutes ago):  

"I can't believe I'm still posting at this hour. Civil Comments is glitchy these days. The only comment in which I have used double dollar signs behind the letter A in the last three months at least, is still up and running. As far as glitches, I usually have to rate a single comment three to five times in order to get my comment published. Also, email notifications mix up replies with the wrong comments, that's why I have to go to the activity button. This is just something I contend with. It's a glitchy world, I deal with it."

If the R-G system is  broken, it should  be fixed.  They are paying to get clicks without having to do any work themselves.