diff --git a/db/migrate/20190529133507_update_replying_comments_to_version_8.rb b/db/migrate/20190529133507_update_replying_comments_to_version_8.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c4d910ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20190529133507_update_replying_comments_to_version_8.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+class UpdateReplyingCommentsToVersion8 < ActiveRecord::Migration[5.2]
+  def change
+    update_view :replying_comments, version: 8, revert_to_version: 7
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index 95928b69..fdebf603 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #
 # It's strongly recommended that you check this file into your version control system.
 
-ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 2018_12_02_194809) do
+ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 2019_05_29_133507) do
 
   create_table "comments", id: :bigint, unsigned: true, options: "ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4", force: :cascade do |t|
     t.datetime "created_at", null: false
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 2018_12_02_194809) do
   add_foreign_key "votes", "users", name: "votes_user_id_fk"
 
   create_view "replying_comments",  sql_definition: <<-SQL
-      select `read_ribbons`.`user_id` AS `user_id`,`comments`.`id` AS `comment_id`,`read_ribbons`.`story_id` AS `story_id`,`comments`.`parent_comment_id` AS `parent_comment_id`,`comments`.`created_at` AS `comment_created_at`,`parent_comments`.`user_id` AS `parent_comment_author_id`,`comments`.`user_id` AS `comment_author_id`,`stories`.`user_id` AS `story_author_id`,`read_ribbons`.`updated_at` < `comments`.`created_at` AS `is_unread`,(select `votes`.`vote` from `votes` where `votes`.`user_id` = `read_ribbons`.`user_id` and `votes`.`comment_id` = `comments`.`id`) AS `current_vote_vote`,(select `votes`.`reason` from `votes` where `votes`.`user_id` = `read_ribbons`.`user_id` and `votes`.`comment_id` = `comments`.`id`) AS `current_vote_reason` from (((`read_ribbons` join `comments` on(`comments`.`story_id` = `read_ribbons`.`story_id`)) join `stories` on(`stories`.`id` = `comments`.`story_id`)) left join `comments` `parent_comments` on(`parent_comments`.`id` = `comments`.`parent_comment_id`)) where `read_ribbons`.`is_following` = 1 and `comments`.`user_id` <> `read_ribbons`.`user_id` and `comments`.`is_deleted` = 0 and `comments`.`is_moderated` = 0 and (`parent_comments`.`user_id` = `read_ribbons`.`user_id` or `parent_comments`.`user_id` is null and `stories`.`user_id` = `read_ribbons`.`user_id`) and `comments`.`upvotes` - `comments`.`downvotes` >= 0 and (`parent_comments`.`id` is null or `parent_comments`.`upvotes` - `parent_comments`.`downvotes` >= 0) and cast(`stories`.`upvotes` as signed) - cast(`stories`.`downvotes` as signed) >= 0
+      select `read_ribbons`.`user_id` AS `user_id`,`comments`.`id` AS `comment_id`,`read_ribbons`.`story_id` AS `story_id`,`comments`.`parent_comment_id` AS `parent_comment_id`,`comments`.`created_at` AS `comment_created_at`,`parent_comments`.`user_id` AS `parent_comment_author_id`,`comments`.`user_id` AS `comment_author_id`,`stories`.`user_id` AS `story_author_id`,`read_ribbons`.`updated_at` < `comments`.`created_at` AS `is_unread`,(select `votes`.`vote` from `votes` where `votes`.`user_id` = `read_ribbons`.`user_id` and `votes`.`comment_id` = `comments`.`id`) AS `current_vote_vote`,(select `votes`.`reason` from `votes` where `votes`.`user_id` = `read_ribbons`.`user_id` and `votes`.`comment_id` = `comments`.`id`) AS `current_vote_reason` from (((`read_ribbons` join `comments` on(`comments`.`story_id` = `read_ribbons`.`story_id`)) join `stories` on(`stories`.`id` = `comments`.`story_id`)) left join `comments` `parent_comments` on(`parent_comments`.`id` = `comments`.`parent_comment_id`)) where `read_ribbons`.`is_following` = 1 and `comments`.`user_id` <> `read_ribbons`.`user_id` and `comments`.`is_deleted` = 0 and `comments`.`is_moderated` = 0 and (`parent_comments`.`user_id` = `read_ribbons`.`user_id` or `parent_comments`.`user_id` is null and `stories`.`user_id` = `read_ribbons`.`user_id`) and `comments`.`upvotes` - `comments`.`downvotes` >= 0 and (`parent_comments`.`id` is null or `parent_comments`.`upvotes` - `parent_comments`.`downvotes` >= 0 and `parent_comments`.`is_moderated` = 0 and `parent_comments`.`is_deleted` = 0) and !exists(select 1 from (`votes` `f` join `comments` `c` on(`f`.`comment_id` = `c`.`id`)) where `f`.`vote` < 0 and `f`.`user_id` = `parent_comments`.`user_id` and `c`.`user_id` = `comments`.`user_id` and `f`.`story_id` = `comments`.`story_id`) and cast(`stories`.`upvotes` as signed) - cast(`stories`.`downvotes` as signed) >= 0
   SQL
 
 end
diff --git a/db/views/replying_comments_v08.sql b/db/views/replying_comments_v08.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c55c2130
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/views/replying_comments_v08.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+SELECT
+    read_ribbons.user_id,
+    comments.id as comment_id,
+    read_ribbons.story_id as story_id,
+    comments.parent_comment_id,
+    comments.created_at as comment_created_at,
+    parent_comments.user_id as parent_comment_author_id,
+    comments.user_id as comment_author_id,
+    stories.user_id as story_author_id,
+    (read_ribbons.updated_at < comments.created_at) as is_unread,
+    (select votes.vote from votes where votes.user_id = read_ribbons.user_id and votes.comment_id = comments.id) as current_vote_vote,
+    (select votes.reason from votes where votes.user_id = read_ribbons.user_id and votes.comment_id = comments.id) as current_vote_reason
+FROM
+    read_ribbons
+JOIN
+    comments ON comments.story_id = read_ribbons.story_id
+JOIN
+    stories ON stories.id = comments.story_id
+LEFT JOIN
+    comments parent_comments ON parent_comments.id = comments.parent_comment_id
+WHERE
+    read_ribbons.is_following = 1
+    AND comments.user_id != read_ribbons.user_id
+    AND comments.is_deleted = FALSE
+    AND comments.is_moderated = FALSE
+    AND (
+      parent_comments.user_id = read_ribbons.user_id
+      OR (parent_comments.user_id IS NULL
+      AND stories.user_id = read_ribbons.user_id)
+    )
+    AND (comments.upvotes - comments.downvotes) >= 0 -- comment doesn't have negative score
+    AND (
+      parent_comments.id IS NULL
+      OR (
+        -- parent doesn't have negative score, isn't deleted, isn't moderated
+        (parent_comments.upvotes - parent_comments.downvotes) >= 0
+        AND parent_comments.is_moderated = FALSE
+        AND parent_comments.is_deleted = FALSE
+      )
+    )
+    AND ( -- parent user has not flagged replier in the thread
+      NOT EXISTS (
+        SELECT 1 FROM votes f JOIN comments c ON f.comment_id = c.id
+        WHERE
+          f.vote < 0
+          AND f.user_id = parent_comments.user_id
+          AND c.user_id = comments.user_id
+          AND f.story_id = comments.story_id
+      )
+    )
+    AND (CAST(stories.upvotes as signed) - CAST(stories.downvotes as signed)) >= 0
+;
diff --git a/spec/factories/vote.rb b/spec/factories/vote.rb
index aff934e6..830fefcd 100644
--- a/spec/factories/vote.rb
+++ b/spec/factories/vote.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 FactoryBot.define do
   factory :vote do
+    association(:user)
     vote { 1 }
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/models/replying_comment.rb b/spec/models/replying_comment.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c28dfd05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/models/replying_comment.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+require "rails_helper"
+
+RSpec::Matchers.define :have_reply do |expected|
+  match do |actual|
+    ReplyingComment.for_user(actual.user).map(&:comment).include? expected
+  end
+
+  failure_message do |actual|
+    "expected that comment #{actual.id} would be in " \
+      "#{ReplyingComment.for_user(expected.user).map(&:comment_id)}"
+  end
+end
+
+describe ReplyingComment do
+  def followed_parent
+    p = create(:comment)
+    ReadRibbon.create(user_id: p.user_id, story_id: p.story_id, updated_at: p.created_at - 1.second)
+    p
+  end
+
+  def flag_comment(comment, by = create(:user))
+    Vote.vote_thusly_on_story_or_comment_for_user_because(
+      -1, comment.story_id, comment.id, by.id, 'T'
+    )
+  end
+
+  describe "is listed when" do
+    it "it's a direct reply" do
+      p = followed_parent
+      c = create(:comment, story_id: p.story_id, parent_comment: p)
+
+      expect(p).to have_reply(c)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "is not listed when" do
+    it "parent has a negative score" do
+      p = followed_parent
+      flag_comment(p)
+      flag_comment(p)
+      c = create(:comment, story_id: p.story_id, parent_comment: p)
+
+      expect(p).to_not have_reply(c)
+    end
+
+    it "it has a negative score" do
+      p = followed_parent
+      c = create(:comment, story_id: p.story_id, parent_comment: p)
+      flag_comment(c)
+      flag_comment(c)
+
+      expect(p).to_not have_reply(c)
+    end
+
+    it "parent is deleted" do
+      p = followed_parent
+      c = create(:comment, story_id: p.story_id, parent_comment: p)
+      p.delete_for_user(p.user)
+
+      expect(p).to_not have_reply(c)
+    end
+
+    it "it is deleted" do
+      p = followed_parent
+      c = create(:comment, story_id: p.story_id, parent_comment: p)
+      c.delete_for_user(c.user)
+
+      expect(p).to_not have_reply(c)
+    end
+
+    it "parent is moderated" do
+      p = followed_parent
+      c = create(:comment, story_id: p.story_id, parent_comment: p)
+      p.delete_for_user(create(:user, :admin), "obvs because I disagree with your politics")
+
+      expect(p).to_not have_reply(c)
+    end
+
+    it "it is moderated" do
+      p = followed_parent
+      c = create(:comment, story_id: p.story_id, parent_comment: p)
+      c.delete_for_user(create(:user, :admin), "obvs because I disagree with your politics")
+
+      expect(p).to_not have_reply(c)
+    end
+
+    it "it is on a story with a negative score" do
+      p = followed_parent
+      c = create(:comment, story_id: p.story_id, parent_comment: p)
+      Vote.vote_thusly_on_story_or_comment_for_user_because(
+        -1, p.story_id, nil, create(:user).id, 'O'
+      )
+      Vote.vote_thusly_on_story_or_comment_for_user_because(
+        -1, p.story_id, nil, create(:user).id, 'O'
+      )
+
+      expect(p.story.reload.score).to be < 0
+      expect(p).to_not have_reply(c)
+    end
+
+    it "commenter has not flagged child commenter in the story" do
+      p = followed_parent
+      c = create(:comment, story_id: p.story_id, parent_comment: p)
+
+      expect(p).to have_reply(c)
+
+      flag_comment(c, p.user)
+      expect(p).to_not have_reply(c)
+    end
+  end
+end