Upvoted for a good analysis of the problem, but I think the proposed solution would make the forum worse, not better—it makes the system more complex (more buttons, more states a comment can be in), and more prone to abuses (dismissing as censorship), and drama and complaints about people abusing the feature even if they are not.
Upvoted for a good analysis of the problem, but I think the proposed solution would make the forum worse, not better—it makes the system more complex (more buttons, more states a comment can be in), and more prone to abuses (dismissing as censorship), and drama and complaints about people abusing the feature even if they are not.