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Note: If you're looking for a simple explanation as to why comments aren't required on downvotes, see Why isn't providing feedback mandatory on downvotes, and why are ideas suggesting such negatively …

Having said that, I'm not in favour of rep for comments. It would change how they were seen and used. … If they earned reputation people might post even more "clever" comments to try to earn that reputation. I'd only go for it if there were a really convincing argument that it would work. …

If you find the comments offensive, flag the comments as "noise, offensive or spam". The moderators will see them and if they agree can delete the offending comment. … However, like with down-votes, don't take comments to heart. …

along the lines of: This post is generating too many comments. … All the comments will be deleted in due course. This is not the same as the "move comments to chat" option. …

No, for comments of the type you quote the whole comment should be removed. Things like this are just noise and don't add anything to the question or answer. … Flagged comments will be surfaced to moderators, so if you have a problem with a comment, flag it. How does comment voting and flagging work? …

An edit has to be clear enough for two other users to understand and approve, so make sure you're clear in both the edit and the edit comments. …

So deleting or flagging my own comments as obsolete seems to be the right thing to do now. That's exactly the right thing to do. … If there are a lot of comments it might be better to raise an "Other" flag on the post explaining that all of the comments are obsolete. …

Therefore if we respond to a "more than 20 comments posted" flag by adding a comment along the lines: Can any of these comments be usefully incorporated into the post? … Alternatively add the ability to prevent comments being added (time limited of course) with a system message telling people to either incorporate the comments into the post or take the conversation to …

Take a note of the question, then go and find a question or two you can provide a good answer(s) for and answer those. If others agree that they're good answers then you'll soon get the necessary rep …

If you see a comment that's just noise then flag it for moderator attention. There is a fine line here. The comment: +1 for mentioning this particular aspect may be useful - it draws attention …

If you get 200 points on any one Stack Exchange site you will gain a 100 point bonus on all sites thus negating the need for this. So just pick one site and post some good answers. You'll have 200 po …

What did the comments say? There are certain phrases that, if found in a flagged comment, cause that comment to be automatically deleted. They usually concern the posters accept rate. …

As pointed out in the comments it's the account you use that needs to be the same for you to be able to comment on any answer to your own question. …

I've just tried it and it worked OK for me. Got the box, but didn't add a comment though. Have you tried refreshing (F5, or in extreme circumstances Ctrl+F5) the page?

You need more than 50 reputation (except here on meta) to be able to comment on other people's posts. You can always comment on your own posts (questions and answers) and comment on answers to your o …