From be961075c79416525c55fbd78100e88d1fed26b2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: SleeplessOne1917 <abias1122@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2023 19:31:12 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Do not filter removed and deleted comments on the backend

---
 crates/db_views/src/comment_view.rs | 47 -----------------------------
 1 file changed, 47 deletions(-)

diff --git a/crates/db_views/src/comment_view.rs b/crates/db_views/src/comment_view.rs
index 4fa5b5b95..54c693b4a 100644
--- a/crates/db_views/src/comment_view.rs
+++ b/crates/db_views/src/comment_view.rs
@@ -190,53 +190,6 @@ fn queries<'a>() -> Queries<
       query = query.filter(comment_like::score.eq(-1));
     }
 
-    let is_admin = options
-      .local_user
-      .map(|l| l.local_user.admin)
-      .unwrap_or(false);
-
-    // only show deleted comments to creator, or if they have children
-    if let Some(LocalUserView {
-      person: Person { id, .. },
-      ..
-    }) = options.local_user
-    {
-      query = query.filter(
-        comment::deleted
-          .eq(false)
-          .or(comment::creator_id.eq(id))
-          .or(comment_aggregates::child_count.gt(0)),
-      );
-
-      if !is_admin {
-        query = query.filter(
-          comment::removed
-            .eq(false)
-            .or(comment_aggregates::child_count.gt(0))
-            .or(
-              post::id
-                .eq(comment::post_id)
-                .and(post::community_id.eq(community_moderator::community_id))
-                .and(community_moderator::person_id.eq(id)),
-            ),
-        );
-      }
-    } else {
-      query = query.filter(
-        comment::deleted
-          .eq(false)
-          .or(comment_aggregates::child_count.gt(0)),
-      );
-
-      if !is_admin {
-        query = query.filter(
-          comment::removed
-            .eq(false)
-            .or(comment_aggregates::child_count.gt(0)),
-        );
-      }
-    }
-
     if !options
       .local_user
       .map(|l| l.local_user.show_bot_accounts)