it doesnt work.
there are a multitude of situations where other members should be posting in the thread to ask pertinent questions, to request greater details etc.
the original poster’s willingness and ability to accomodate these topical questions is a very important part of buyers gauging the character of the seller.
Mike is speaking about comments in the threads where there really is no benefit to anyone by the comment.
some slip under the radar, some dont. Some of my close personal friends have been banned, so the notion that befriending the mods makes you bulletproof is not necessarily true.