In reply to rickd3352013.

I know exactly how you feel. Something similar happened to me as I explained in a recent post https://wptavern.com/the-combination-of-jetpack-and-dreamhost-security-settings-lead-to-lost-comments those types of commenting experiences are a real downer. Hopefully, Jetpack Comments which we use on the Tavern will experience some improvements that will prevent comments from being lost forever due to an error.