diff --git a/admin/deleteAny.php b/admin/deleteAny.php
index b7e4c87..530b66b 100644
--- a/admin/deleteAny.php
+++ b/admin/deleteAny.php
@@ -26,19 +26,6 @@ if($_REQUEST['what'])
 {
     switch($_REQUEST['what'])
 	{
-	case "comment":
-            $oComment = new Comment($_REQUEST['commentId']);
-            if( !$_SESSION['current']->isMaintainer($oComment->iVersionId)
-             && !$_SESSION['current']->isSuperMaintainer($oComment->iAppId) 
-             && !$_SESSION['current']->hasPriv("admin") )
-            {
-                errorpage();
-            } else
-            {
-                $oComment->delete();
-                redirect(BASE."appview.php?versionId=".$oComment->iVersionId);
-            }
-	    break;
 	case "category":
 	    // delete category and the apps in it
             $oCategory = new Category($_REQUEST['catId']);
diff --git a/deletecomment.php b/deletecomment.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..65e2a8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deletecomment.php
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+<?php
+/*******************/
+/* delete comments */
+/*******************/
+
+/*
+ * application environment
+ */
+include("path.php");
+require(BASE."include/incl.php");
+require(BASE."include/application.php");
+require(BASE."include/mail.php");
+
+$oComment = new Comment($_REQUEST['commentId']);
+
+/* if we aren't an admin or the maintainer of this app we shouldn't be */
+/* allowed to delete any comments */
+if (!$_SESSION['current']->hasPriv("admin") 
+ && !$_SESSION['current']->isMaintainer($oComment->iVersionId)
+ && !$_SESSION['current']->isSuperMaintainer($oComment->iAppId))
+{
+    errorpage('You don\'t have sufficient privileges to delete this comment.');
+    exit;
+}
+
+if($_SESSION['current']->getPref("confirm_comment_deletion") != "no" && !isset($_REQUEST['int_delete_it']))
+{
+    apidb_header("Delete Comment");
+    $mesTitle = "<b>Please state why you are deleting the following comment</b>";
+    echo "<form method=\"POST\" action=\"".$_SERVER['PHP_SELF']."\">\n";
+    echo html_frame_start($mesTitle,500,"",0);
+    echo "<br />";
+    echo html_frame_start($oComment->sSubject,500);
+    echo htmlify_urls($oComment->sBody), "<br /><br />\n";
+    echo html_frame_end();
+    echo '<table width="100%" border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=1>',"\n";
+    echo "<tr class=color1><td colspan=2><textarea name=\"str_why\" cols=\"70\" rows=\"15\" wrap=\"virtual\"></textarea></td></tr>\n";
+    echo "<tr class=color1><td colspan=2 align=center>\n";
+    echo "  <input type=\"SUBMIT\" value=\"Delete Comment\" class=\"button\" />\n";
+    echo "</td></tr>\n";
+    echo "</table>\n";
+    echo html_frame_end();
+    echo "<input type=\"HIDDEN\" name=\"int_delete_it\" value=\"1\" />\n";
+    echo "<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"commentId\" value=\"".$oComment->iCommentId."\" />";
+    echo "</form>";
+
+    apidb_footer();
+} else
+{
+    $oComment->delete($_REQUEST['str_why']);
+    redirect(apidb_fullurl("appview.php?versionId=".$oComment->iVersionId));
+}
+?>
diff --git a/include/comment.php b/include/comment.php
index 637d880..4887c93 100644
--- a/include/comment.php
+++ b/include/comment.php
@@ -230,10 +230,8 @@ function view_app_comment($ob)
      || $_SESSION['current']->isSuperMaintainer($ob->appId))
     {
         echo "<tr>";
-        echo "<td><form method=\"post\" name=\"message\" action=\"".BASE."admin/deleteAny.php\"><input type=\"submit\" value=\"Delete\" class=\"button\">\n";
+        echo "<td><form method=\"post\" name=\"message\" action=\"".BASE."deletecomment.php\"><input type=\"submit\" value=\"Delete\" class=\"button\">\n";
         echo "<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"commentId\" value=\"$ob->commentId\" />";
-        echo "<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"confirmed\" value=\"yes\" />";
-        echo "<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"what\" value=\"comment\" />";
         echo "</form>\n";
         echo "</td></tr>";
     }