Board Thread:Wiki discussion/@comment-28016818-20130206090716/@comment-2124153-20130206170854

Mineko Charat Lucky wrote: Interceptor, not deleting old comments is like not cleaning up the Recycle Bin. Sooner or later it'll pile up to a mountainous size that will be a problem in the future. No analogies, please. this isn't a theoretical discussion, this is an actual proposal with real-life consequences.

What specific problems are caused by "excessive" comments? Are there space issues for Wikia? Do moderators get annoyed by how long that comment transfers take when pages are re-named for arbitrary reasons? Give an indicator of specific value that can be measured.