Removing talk page edits 

You said "Um, I'm guessing it was because it was written by a block-evading sockpuppeteer?". However, WP:TPO doesn't list that as a valid reason for removing a comment and in fact says "Editing – or even removing – others' comments is sometimes allowed. But you should exercise caution in doing so, and normally stop if there is any objection." I see no reason why the comment should need to be removed as it was in fact a constructive addition to the discussion. 194.176.105.135