That's so relatable. You try to look like an asshole when you see people looking for handouts or asking questions, but they reach out to you twice as hard instead.
Some people just have sucker written on their face.
If it's likely to cause problems, they could lock the comments for deleted chapters. The threads would still be available as easily accessible "time capsules" without the strain.
You've given me another idea. If the comments are to remain open, deleted chapters could have a notation saying the...
Could we make it so that deleted chapters are re-categorized, rather than having their entries outright deleted. A button to toggle the deleted chapters could work. These deleted chapter entries would serve as links to to the comments as well as showing the name of the chapter and a link to the...