diff --git a/api/resolvers/item.js b/api/resolvers/item.js
index a45c032c..afa40c03 100644
--- a/api/resolvers/item.js
+++ b/api/resolvers/item.js
@@ -17,17 +17,17 @@ async function comments (me, models, id, sort) {
   let orderBy
   switch (sort) {
     case 'top':
-      orderBy = `ORDER BY ${await orderByNumerator(me, models)} DESC, "Item".msats DESC, "Item".id DESC`
+      orderBy = `ORDER BY ${await orderByNumerator(me, models)} DESC, "Item".msats DESC, ("Item".freebie IS FALSE) DESC,  "Item".id DESC`
       break
     case 'recent':
-      orderBy = 'ORDER BY "Item".created_at DESC, "Item".msats DESC, "Item".id DESC'
+      orderBy = 'ORDER BY "Item".created_at DESC, "Item".msats DESC, ("Item".freebie IS FALSE) DESC, "Item".id DESC'
       break
     default:
-      orderBy = `ORDER BY ${await orderByNumerator(me, models)}/POWER(GREATEST(3, EXTRACT(EPOCH FROM (now_utc() - "Item".created_at))/3600), 1.3) DESC NULLS LAST, "Item".msats DESC, "Item".id DESC`
+      orderBy = `ORDER BY ${await orderByNumerator(me, models)}/POWER(GREATEST(3, EXTRACT(EPOCH FROM (now_utc() - "Item".created_at))/3600), 1.3) DESC NULLS LAST, "Item".msats DESC, ("Item".freebie IS FALSE) DESC, "Item".id DESC`
       break
   }
 
-  const filter = await filterClause(me, models)
+  const filter = await commentFilterClause(me, models)
   if (me) {
     const [{ item_comments_with_me: comments }] = await models.$queryRaw(
       'SELECT item_comments_with_me($1, $2, $3, $4, $5)', Number(id), Number(me.id), COMMENT_DEPTH_LIMIT, filter, orderBy)
@@ -110,6 +110,25 @@ export async function joinSatRankView (me, models) {
   return 'JOIN sat_rank_tender_view ON "Item".id = sat_rank_tender_view.id'
 }
 
+export async function commentFilterClause (me, models) {
+  let clause = ` AND ("Item"."weightedVotes" - "Item"."weightedDownVotes" > -${ITEM_FILTER_THRESHOLD}`
+  if (me) {
+    const user = await models.user.findUnique({ where: { id: me.id } })
+    // wild west mode has everything
+    if (user.wildWestMode) {
+      return ''
+    }
+
+    // always include if it's mine
+    clause += ` OR "Item"."userId" = ${me.id}`
+  }
+
+  // close the clause
+  clause += ')'
+
+  return clause
+}
+
 export async function filterClause (me, models) {
   // by default don't include freebies unless they have upvotes
   let clause = ' AND (NOT "Item".freebie OR "Item"."weightedVotes" - "Item"."weightedDownVotes" > 0'
diff --git a/components/comment.js b/components/comment.js
index 4f48f416..6704a288 100644
--- a/components/comment.js
+++ b/components/comment.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import Share from './share'
 import ItemInfo from './item-info'
 import { Badge } from 'react-bootstrap'
 import { RootProvider, useRoot } from './root'
+import { useMe } from './me'
 
 function Parent ({ item, rootText }) {
   const root = useRoot()
@@ -87,7 +88,12 @@ export default function Comment ({
   rootText, noComments, noReply, truncate, depth
 }) {
   const [edit, setEdit] = useState()
-  const [collapse, setCollapse] = useState(false)
+  const me = useMe()
+  const [collapse, setCollapse] = useState(
+    !me?.wildWestMode && !me?.greeterMode &&
+    !item.mine && item.freebie && item.wvotes <= 0
+      ? 'yep'
+      : 'nope')
   const ref = useRef(null)
   const router = useRouter()
   const root = useRoot()
@@ -101,7 +107,7 @@ export default function Comment ({
         query: { id: router.query.id }
       }, undefined, { scroll: false })
     }
-    setCollapse(localStorage.getItem(`commentCollapse:${item.id}`))
+    setCollapse(localStorage.getItem(`commentCollapse:${item.id}`) || collapse)
   }, [item])
 
   const bottomedOut = depth === COMMENT_DEPTH_LIMIT
@@ -110,7 +116,7 @@ export default function Comment ({
 
   return (
     <div
-      ref={ref} className={includeParent ? '' : `${styles.comment} ${collapse ? styles.collapsed : ''}`}
+      ref={ref} className={includeParent ? '' : `${styles.comment} ${collapse === 'yep' ? styles.collapsed : ''}`}
     >
       <div className={`${itemStyles.item} ${styles.item}`}>
         {item.meDontLike
@@ -135,16 +141,16 @@ export default function Comment ({
               onEdit={e => { setEdit(!edit) }}
               editText={edit ? 'cancel' : 'edit'}
             />
-            {!includeParent && (collapse
+            {!includeParent && (collapse === 'yep'
               ? <Eye
                   className={styles.collapser} height={10} width={10} onClick={() => {
-                    setCollapse(false)
-                    localStorage.removeItem(`commentCollapse:${item.id}`)
+                    setCollapse('nope')
+                    localStorage.setItem(`commentCollapse:${item.id}`, 'nope')
                   }}
                 />
               : <EyeClose
                   className={styles.collapser} height={10} width={10} onClick={() => {
-                    setCollapse(true)
+                    setCollapse('yep')
                     localStorage.setItem(`commentCollapse:${item.id}`, 'yep')
                   }}
                 />)}
diff --git a/components/comments.js b/components/comments.js
index 68d129be..df531886 100644
--- a/components/comments.js
+++ b/components/comments.js
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export default function Comments ({ parentId, pinned, commentSats, comments, ...
         document.querySelector(hash).scrollIntoView({ behavior: 'smooth' })
       } catch {}
     }
-  }, [])
+  }, [typeof window !== 'undefined' && window.location.hash])
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState()
   const [getComments] = useLazyQuery(COMMENTS_QUERY, {
     fetchPolicy: 'network-only',
diff --git a/fragments/comments.js b/fragments/comments.js
index e6dfef2d..dc859da1 100644
--- a/fragments/comments.js
+++ b/fragments/comments.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export const COMMENT_FIELDS = gql`
     }
     sats
     upvotes
+    wvotes
     boost
     meSats
     meDontLike