I believe malicious comments should be removed, but who is to say what amounts to malice? Unless we set up a panel of arbiters - who are bound to get it wrong from time to time - the only answer can be the author concerned.

In Poemhunter.com, members can delete comments posted by reviewers if they feel they are inappropriate. I suggest that on this site, authors should be able to ask for specific comments to be removed also.

But if it is noticed that a particular reviewer is causing an inordinate amount of offence, then maybe other steps could be taken (maybe I could be allowed to punish the pretty female ones ...)

TYWD