Disemvowelling Button for abusive comments

[lauredhel]

Title:
Disemvowelling Button for abusive comments

Area:
Comments

Summary:
A button on comments one's own journal and on communities you moderate that allow one to remove all vowels from the comment (with a note that it's been done).

Description:
Common on other blogs is the technique of disemvowelling abusive comments. This retains the public record and maintains transparency, while frustrating the commenter's attempt to expose others to their abuse or hate speech, and sending the message that their actions are unwelcome and won't be tolerated.

It would be great to be able to disemvowel abusive comments on one's own journal, or on a community while wearing a mod hat.

Poll #2496 Disemvowelling Button for abusive comments

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 95

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Should be implemented as-is.
35 (36.8%)

Should be implemented with changes. (please comment)
10 (10.5%)

Shouldn't be implemented.
38 (40.0%)

(I have no opinion)
12 (12.6%)

(Other: please comment)
0 (0.0%)

Comments

[faevii]

I often want to know what it was that made everyone so angry, so I at least prefer "disemvowelling" over deleting comments altogether. However, since seeing it in action also confuses the hell out of me and I'm really bad at putting the vowels back in, I think that a hide/unhide function would be better. Or at least give readers the option to view the original comment at will.