diff --git a/app/permissions.ts b/app/permissions.ts
index fe5c8f049..994608100 100644
--- a/app/permissions.ts
+++ b/app/permissions.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import type * as plusSuggestions from "~/db/models/plusSuggestions.server";
 import { monthsVotingRange } from "./core/plus";
-import type { User } from "./db/types";
+import type { PlusSuggestion, User } from "./db/types";
 import { allTruthy } from "./utils/arrays";
 
 // TODO: 1) move "root checkers" to one file and utils to one file 2) make utils const for more terseness
@@ -39,13 +39,34 @@ export function canAddCommentToSuggestionBE({
 }
 
 interface CanDeleteCommentArgs {
+  suggestionId: PlusSuggestion["id"];
   author: Pick<User, "id">;
   user?: Pick<User, "id">;
+  suggestions: plusSuggestions.FindVisibleForUser;
 }
 export function canDeleteComment(args: CanDeleteCommentArgs) {
+  if (isFirstSuggestion(args)) {
+    return allTruthy([!isVotingActive(), isOwnComment(args)]);
+  }
+
   return isOwnComment(args);
 }
 
+function isFirstSuggestion({
+  suggestionId,
+  suggestions,
+}: Pick<CanDeleteCommentArgs, "suggestionId" | "suggestions">) {
+  for (const suggestedUser of Object.values(suggestions).flat()) {
+    for (const [i, suggestion] of suggestedUser.suggestions.entries()) {
+      if (suggestion.id !== suggestionId) continue;
+
+      return i === 0;
+    }
+  }
+
+  throw new Error(`Invalid suggestion id: ${suggestionId}`);
+}
+
 function alreadyCommentedByUser({
   user,
   suggestions,
@@ -92,7 +113,7 @@ export function canSuggestNewUserFE({
   suggestions,
 }: CanSuggestNewUserFEArgs) {
   return allTruthy([
-    !votingIsActive(),
+    !isVotingActive(),
     !hasUserSuggestedThisMonth({ user, suggestions }),
     isPlusServerMember(user),
   ]);
@@ -116,7 +137,7 @@ export function canSuggestNewUserBE({
   ]);
 }
 
-function votingIsActive() {
+function isVotingActive() {
   const now = new Date();
   const { endDate, startDate } = monthsVotingRange({
     month: now.getMonth(),
diff --git a/app/routes/plus/suggestions.tsx b/app/routes/plus/suggestions.tsx
index 50c1e8d12..048d55b15 100644
--- a/app/routes/plus/suggestions.tsx
+++ b/app/routes/plus/suggestions.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import { TrashIcon } from "~/components/icons/Trash";
 import { upcomingVoting } from "~/core/plus";
 import { db } from "~/db";
 import type * as plusSuggestions from "~/db/models/plusSuggestions.server";
+import type { PlusSuggestion } from "~/db/types";
 import { useUser } from "~/hooks/useUser";
 import {
   canAddCommentToSuggestionFE,
@@ -69,8 +70,16 @@ export const action: ActionFunction = async ({ request }) => {
         .find((s) => s.id === data.suggestionId)
     : undefined;
 
+  validate(suggestions);
   validate(targetSuggestion);
-  validate(canDeleteComment({ user, author: targetSuggestion.author }));
+  validate(
+    canDeleteComment({
+      user,
+      author: targetSuggestion.author,
+      suggestionId: data.suggestionId,
+      suggestions,
+    })
+  );
 
   db.plusSuggestions.del(data.suggestionId);
 
@@ -224,6 +233,7 @@ function SuggestedUser({
           discordId={suggested.info.discordId}
           size="md"
         />
+        {/* xxx: can cause page to overflow when long e.g. Buckinghamshire */}
         <h2>{suggested.info.discordName}</h2>
         {canAddCommentToSuggestionFE({
           user,
@@ -251,38 +261,67 @@ function SuggestedUser({
           Comments ({suggested.suggestions.length})
         </summary>
         <div className="stack sm mt-2">
-          {suggested.suggestions.map((s) => (
-            <fieldset key={s.id} className="plus__comment">
-              <legend>{discordFullName(s.author)}</legend>
-              {s.text}
-              <div className="stack vertical xs items-center">
-                <span className="plus__comment-time">
-                  <time>
-                    {databaseTimestampToDate(s.createdAt).toLocaleString()}
-                  </time>
-                </span>
-                {canDeleteComment({ author: s.author, user }) ? (
-                  <FormWithConfirm
-                    fields={[["suggestionId", s.id]]}
-                    dialogHeading={`Delete your comment to ${suggested.info.discordName}'s +${tier} suggestion?`}
-                  >
-                    {/* xxx: what when this is the first suggestion... it would trigger different behavior so confusing maybe? */}
-                    <Button
-                      className="plus__delete-button"
-                      icon={<TrashIcon />}
-                      variant="minimal-destructive"
-                      aria-label="Delete comment"
-                      data-cy="delete-comment-button"
+          {suggested.suggestions.map((suggestion) => {
+            invariant(data.suggestions);
+            return (
+              <fieldset key={suggestion.id} className="plus__comment">
+                <legend>{discordFullName(suggestion.author)}</legend>
+                {suggestion.text}
+                <div className="stack vertical xs items-center">
+                  <span className="plus__comment-time">
+                    <time>
+                      {databaseTimestampToDate(
+                        suggestion.createdAt
+                      ).toLocaleString()}
+                    </time>
+                  </span>
+                  {canDeleteComment({
+                    author: suggestion.author,
+                    user,
+                    suggestionId: suggestion.id,
+                    suggestions: data.suggestions,
+                  }) ? (
+                    <CommentDeleteButton
+                      suggestionId={suggestion.id}
+                      tier={tier}
+                      suggestedDiscordName={suggested.info.discordName}
                     />
-                  </FormWithConfirm>
-                ) : null}
-              </div>
-            </fieldset>
-          ))}
+                  ) : null}
+                </div>
+              </fieldset>
+            );
+          })}
         </div>
       </details>
     </div>
   );
 }
 
+function CommentDeleteButton({
+  suggestionId,
+  tier,
+  suggestedDiscordName,
+}: {
+  suggestionId: PlusSuggestion["id"];
+  tier: string;
+  suggestedDiscordName: string;
+}) {
+  return (
+    <FormWithConfirm
+      fields={[["suggestionId", suggestionId]]}
+      // TODO: Delete your suggestion of suggestedDiscordName and 3 comments to it? + different behavior of the delete event
+      dialogHeading={`Delete your comment to ${suggestedDiscordName}'s +${tier} suggestion?`}
+    >
+      {/* xxx: what when this is the first suggestion... it would trigger different behavior so confusing maybe? */}
+      <Button
+        className="plus__delete-button"
+        icon={<TrashIcon />}
+        variant="minimal-destructive"
+        aria-label="Delete comment"
+        data-cy="delete-comment-button"
+      />
+    </FormWithConfirm>
+  );
+}
+
 export const CatchBoundary = Catcher;
diff --git a/app/routes/plus/suggestions/comment.$tier.$userId.tsx b/app/routes/plus/suggestions/comment.$tier.$userId.tsx
index e425f6ac5..fe51309f4 100644
--- a/app/routes/plus/suggestions/comment.$tier.$userId.tsx
+++ b/app/routes/plus/suggestions/comment.$tier.$userId.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import type { ActionFunction } from "@remix-run/node";
 import { redirect } from "@remix-run/node";
-import { Form, useMatches, useNavigate, useParams } from "@remix-run/react";
+import { Form, useMatches, useParams } from "@remix-run/react";
 import { z } from "zod";
 import { Button, LinkButton } from "~/components/Button";
 import { Dialog } from "~/components/Dialog";
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ export const action: ActionFunction = async ({ request }) => {
     canAddCommentToSuggestionBE({
       suggestions,
       user,
-      suggested: { id: data.suggestedId, plusTier: data.tier },
+      suggested: { id: data.suggestedId },
+      targetPlusTier: data.tier,
     })
   );
 
@@ -58,7 +59,6 @@ export const action: ActionFunction = async ({ request }) => {
 export default function PlusCommentModalPage() {
   const user = useUser();
   const matches = useMatches();
-  const navigate = useNavigate();
   const params = useParams();
   const data = matches.at(-2)!.data as PlusSuggestionsLoaderData;
 
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ export default function PlusCommentModalPage() {
     !canAddCommentToSuggestionFE({
       user,
       suggestions: data.suggestions,
-      suggested: { id: targetUserId, plusTier: Number(tierSuggestedTo) },
+      suggested: { id: targetUserId },
+      targetPlusTier: Number(tierSuggestedTo),
     })
   ) {
     return <Redirect to={PLUS_SUGGESTIONS_PAGE} />;
diff --git a/app/utils/remix.ts b/app/utils/remix.ts
index 210376dd4..8c8544dfd 100644
--- a/app/utils/remix.ts
+++ b/app/utils/remix.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ export async function parseRequestFormData<T extends z.ZodTypeAny>({
 }: {
   request: Request;
   schema: T;
+  // xxx: get rid of this
   useBody?: boolean;
 }): Promise<z.infer<T>> {
   try {