diff --git a/app/db/models/plusSuggestions/queries.server.ts b/app/db/models/plusSuggestions/queries.server.ts
index 70a70ec6a..c51f8e462 100644
--- a/app/db/models/plusSuggestions/queries.server.ts
+++ b/app/db/models/plusSuggestions/queries.server.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export function findVisibleForUser(
   args: MonthYear &
     Pick<UserWithPlusTier, "plusTier"> & { includeBio?: boolean }
 ): FindVisibleForUser | undefined {
-  if (!args.plusTier) return;
+  if (typeof args.plusTier !== "number") return;
   return sortNewestPlayersToBeSuggestedFirst(
     mapFindVisibleForUserRowsToResult(
       findVisibleForUserStm.all(args),
@@ -60,6 +60,12 @@ export function findVisibleForUser(
   );
 }
 
+export function findAll(args: MonthYear & { includeBio?: boolean }) {
+  // plusTier 0 is a bit hacky way to get all suggestions
+  // while reusing the query
+  return findVisibleForUser({ ...args, plusTier: 0 })!;
+}
+
 function mapFindVisibleForUserRowsToResult(
   rows: any[],
   includeBio?: boolean
diff --git a/app/permissions.ts b/app/permissions.ts
index 7ccaa9d78..2fbf41415 100644
--- a/app/permissions.ts
+++ b/app/permissions.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ export function canAddCommentToSuggestionFE(
   return allTruthy([
     !alreadyCommentedByUser(args),
     isPlusServerMember(args.user),
+    args.user?.plusTier && args.targetPlusTier >= args.user?.plusTier,
   ]);
 }
 
diff --git a/app/routes/plus/suggestions.tsx b/app/routes/plus/suggestions.tsx
index c98e86cc3..e3e07b590 100644
--- a/app/routes/plus/suggestions.tsx
+++ b/app/routes/plus/suggestions.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import { nextNonCompletedVoting } from "~/modules/plus-server";
 import { db } from "~/db";
 import type * as plusSuggestions from "~/db/models/plusSuggestions/queries.server";
 import type { PlusSuggestion, User } from "~/db/types";
-import { getUser, requireUser, useUser } from "~/modules/auth";
+import { requireUser, useUser } from "~/modules/auth";
 import {
   canAddCommentToSuggestionFE,
   canSuggestNewUserFE,
@@ -30,11 +30,12 @@ import { parseRequestFormData, validate } from "~/utils/remix";
 import { makeTitle } from "~/utils/strings";
 import { discordFullName } from "~/utils/strings";
 import { actualNumber } from "~/utils/zod";
-import { FAQ_PAGE, LOG_IN_URL, userPage } from "~/utils/urls";
+import { userPage } from "~/utils/urls";
 import { RelativeTime } from "~/components/RelativeTime";
 import { databaseTimestampToDate } from "~/utils/dates";
 import { PLUS_TIERS } from "~/constants";
 import { assertUnreachable } from "~/utils/types";
+import { getUserId } from "~/modules/auth/user.server";
 
 export const meta: MetaFunction = () => {
   return {
@@ -133,7 +134,7 @@ export const action: ActionFunction = async ({ request }) => {
 };
 
 export interface PlusSuggestionsLoaderData {
-  suggestions?: plusSuggestions.FindVisibleForUser;
+  suggestions: plusSuggestions.FindVisibleForUser;
   suggestedForTiers: number[];
 }
 
@@ -143,23 +144,18 @@ export const unstable_shouldReload: ShouldReloadFunction = ({ submission }) => {
 };
 
 export const loader: LoaderFunction = async ({ request }) => {
-  const user = await getUser(request);
-
-  if (!user) {
-    return json<PlusSuggestionsLoaderData>({
-      suggestedForTiers: [],
-    });
-  }
+  const user = await getUserId(request);
 
   return json<PlusSuggestionsLoaderData>({
-    suggestions: db.plusSuggestions.findVisibleForUser({
+    suggestions: db.plusSuggestions.findAll({
       ...nextNonCompletedVoting(new Date()),
-      plusTier: user.plusTier,
-    }),
-    suggestedForTiers: db.plusSuggestions.tiersSuggestedFor({
-      ...nextNonCompletedVoting(new Date()),
-      userId: user.id,
     }),
+    suggestedForTiers: user
+      ? db.plusSuggestions.tiersSuggestedFor({
+          ...nextNonCompletedVoting(new Date()),
+          userId: user.id,
+        })
+      : [],
   });
 };
 
@@ -173,27 +169,6 @@ export default function PlusSuggestionsPage() {
     setSearchParams({ tier });
   };
 
-  if (!user) {
-    return (
-      <form className="text-sm" action={LOG_IN_URL} method="post">
-        <p className="button-text-paragraph">
-          To view your suggestion status{" "}
-          <Button type="submit" variant="minimal">
-            log in
-          </Button>
-        </p>
-        <p className="mt-2">
-          Not sure what the Plus Server is about? Read the{" "}
-          <Link to={FAQ_PAGE}>FAQ</Link>
-        </p>
-      </form>
-    );
-  }
-
-  if (!data.suggestions) {
-    return <SuggestedForInfo />;
-  }
-
   const visibleSuggestions =
     tierVisible && data.suggestions[tierVisible]
       ? data.suggestions[tierVisible]
@@ -205,7 +180,7 @@ export default function PlusSuggestionsPage() {
       <Outlet />
       <div className="plus__container">
         <div className="stack md">
-          <SuggestedForInfo hideText />
+          <SuggestedForInfo />
           <div className="stack lg">
             <div
               className={clsx("plus__top-container", {
@@ -298,34 +273,13 @@ function tierVisibleInitialState(
   return String(Math.min(...Object.keys(suggestions).map(Number)));
 }
 
-function SuggestedForInfo({ hideText = false }: { hideText?: boolean }) {
+function SuggestedForInfo() {
   const data = useLoaderData<PlusSuggestionsLoaderData>();
-  const user = useUser();
 
-  // no need to show anything if they can't be suggested anyway...
-  if (user?.plusTier === 1) {
-    return null;
-  }
-
-  if (data.suggestedForTiers.length === 0) {
-    if (hideText) return null;
-
-    return (
-      <div className="plus__suggested-info-text">
-        You are not suggested yet this month.
-      </div>
-    );
-  }
+  if (data.suggestedForTiers.length === 0) return null;
 
   return (
     <div className="stack md">
-      {!hideText ? (
-        <div className="plus__suggested-info-text">
-          You are suggested to{" "}
-          {data.suggestedForTiers.map((tier) => `+${tier}`).join(" and ")} this
-          month.
-        </div>
-      ) : null}
       {canDeleteSuggestionOfThemselves() ? (
         <div className="stack horizontal md">
           {data.suggestedForTiers.map((tier) => (
diff --git a/app/routes/plus/suggestions/comment.$tier.$userId.tsx b/app/routes/plus/suggestions/comment.$tier.$userId.tsx
index 119144b6d..2b59bca49 100644
--- a/app/routes/plus/suggestions/comment.$tier.$userId.tsx
+++ b/app/routes/plus/suggestions/comment.$tier.$userId.tsx
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import type { PlusSuggestionsLoaderData } from "../suggestions";
 import { CommentTextarea } from "./new";
 
 const commentActionSchema = z.object({
-  text: z.preprocess(
+  comment: z.preprocess(
     trimmedString,
     z.string().min(1).max(PlUS_SUGGESTION_COMMENT_MAX_LENGTH)
   ),
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ export const action: ActionFunction = async ({ request }) => {
   db.plusSuggestions.create({
     authorId: user.id,
     ...data,
+    text: data.comment,
     ...nextNonCompletedVoting(new Date()),
   });
 
diff --git a/app/routes/plus/suggestions/new.tsx b/app/routes/plus/suggestions/new.tsx
index 3ce8decfc..6bb4da77f 100644
--- a/app/routes/plus/suggestions/new.tsx
+++ b/app/routes/plus/suggestions/new.tsx
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ const commentActionSchema = z.object({
       .min(Math.min(...PLUS_TIERS))
       .max(Math.max(...PLUS_TIERS))
   ),
-  text: z.preprocess(
+  comment: z.preprocess(
     trimmedString,
     z.string().min(1).max(PlUS_SUGGESTION_FIRST_COMMENT_MAX_LENGTH)
   ),
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export const action: ActionFunction = async ({ request }) => {
     authorId: user.id,
     suggestedId: suggested.id,
     tier: data.tier,
-    text: data.text,
+    text: data.comment,
     ...nextNonCompletedVoting(new Date()),
   });
 
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ export function CommentTextarea({ maxLength }: { maxLength: number }) {
   return (
     <div>
       <Label
-        htmlFor="text"
+        htmlFor="comment"
         valueLimits={{
           current: value.trim().length,
           max: maxLength,
@@ -231,8 +231,8 @@ export function CommentTextarea({ maxLength }: { maxLength: number }) {
         Your comment
       </Label>
       <textarea
-        id="text"
-        name="text"
+        id="comment"
+        name="comment"
         className="plus__modal-textarea"
         rows={4}
         value={value}