"The node rep is now zero, so it I don't know if your vote has counted or not but thanks for it anyway!"

As I noted: 'it's still empty (just "Rep" voting radiobuttons)'; then, after upvoting (in the Update), 'Radiobuttons replaced with "Reputation: 1"' — so it looks like my vote did count at that point.

Some time later, I checked it again: still no content but now 'Reputation: 0'. I guessed someone had downvoted an empty node being unaware of this thread.

I've just had another look. I see content and 'Reputation: 2'. I do note that it's missing your signature 🦛.