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This essentially already exists. You can flag comments; if a comment is flagged enough times it can be auto deleted. The problem is that people only flag spam/offensive comments regularly; obsolete comments aren't flagged much, and virtually never enough to be deleted without moderator intervention.

Servy
– Servy

2013-05-15 15:31:40 +00:00
Commented May 15, 2013 at 15:31
I agree with this but think a higher rep level would be appropriate, given that the deletion is neither reviewable nor reversable by other users.

jscs
– jscs

2013-05-15 16:57:47 +00:00
Commented May 15, 2013 at 16:57
the review queue is not to provide "judge and jury" but rather to get eyes on the problem. What are the chances enough high-rep users will see the obsolete or otherwise deletable comment? Putting it in a queue makes it easy for those who care to take a quick look and agree it is obsolete.

Kate Gregory
– Kate Gregory

2013-05-18 20:38:59 +00:00
Commented May 18, 2013 at 20:38

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