Comment Area Clean-up

Due to persistent Comment Guideline violations, Shuugo is now retroactively purging comments that violate the guidelines.

Previously, older comments were grandfathered in and allowed to stay as a courtesy. That decision seems to be backfiring. Users seeing those older comments apparently think they are still safe to make now. As such, a purge will now take place to remove that inadvertant misconception.

As of now and until the comments are cleaned up to the satisfaction of the Owner/Admin, comment flagging is disabled except for users of Contributor rank. This is to prevent false flagging of comments and streamline the clean for the time being.

All users of Contributor rank are invited and asked to help with the clean-up effort.
Simply flag any comments you see from any posts that violate the current guidelines. Comment posting date is no longer taken into account. (If you are unsure, flag the comment anyway; a mod will eventually get around to reviewing later on.) Special focus is asked for:

  • Simple "Like" comments with no additional content/explanations. (Rule 01, 1st half)
  • "Dumb/useless" comments that provide no real content. (Rule 01, 2nd half)
  • Comments in a language other than ENG or JPN without translations provided. (Rule 10)
All rules still apply, but the above comment types are of particular priority for removal. (Subject to change at Shuugo's discretion.)

Discussion of the clean-up effort will take place in the Improve Thread, forum #2033. I also have ideas to help organize the effort further. Please post in the Improve Thread if you are a Contrib and wish to participate.