Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26901681-20171024155743/@comment-14250-20171024212544

Thompferfan in my experience they disappear from view but are kept in a limbo where they are not deleted and could come back if reenabled.

I think someone was working on a tool to display comments on an archive sub-page when they are turned off but not sure how far along it is.

A blank slate of talk pages would not be horrible. People could learn to sign posts and stuff. Or use a table of contents.