diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index ac3f5b9..3c0509e 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET=
 SPOTIFY_REFRESH_TOKEN=
 NEXT_PUBLIC_SITE_URL=
 GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN=
+GITHUB_USER_ID=
 GITHUB_USERNAME=
 GITHUB_CLIENT_ID=
 GITHUB_SECRET=
diff --git a/.env.gpg b/.env.gpg
index 10e53cb..3c65502 100644
Binary files a/.env.gpg and b/.env.gpg differ
diff --git a/app/actions/comments.ts b/app/actions/comments.ts
index 0c6bf9b..f0b8792 100644
--- a/app/actions/comments.ts
+++ b/app/actions/comments.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {auth, signIn} from '@/auth'
 import {createClient} from '@/lib/supabase/server'
 import {z} from 'zod'
 import {sendNotification} from '@/lib/ntfy'
+import {extractUserId} from '@/lib/github'
 
 export async function loginWithGitHub() {
     await signIn('github')
@@ -22,15 +23,6 @@ const notificationBody = (comment: { id: number, content: string }, user: { name
                 headers: {
                     Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.NTFY_TOKEN}`
                 }
-            },
-            {
-                action: 'http',
-                label: 'Delete comment',
-                url: `${process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SITE_URL}/api/comments/moderate/${comment.id}`,
-                method: 'DELETE',
-                headers: {
-                    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.NTFY_TOKEN}`
-                }
             }
         ]
     }
@@ -43,7 +35,7 @@ export async function addComment(prevState: { message: string }, formData: FormD
     const success_message = 'Your comment was submitted and is awaiting approval.'
 
     const schema = z.object({
-        comment: z.string().min(1).max(300),
+        comment: z.string().min(1).max(500),
         slug: z.string(),
         parent_id: z.string().optional()
     })
@@ -54,7 +46,7 @@ export async function addComment(prevState: { message: string }, formData: FormD
         parent_id: formData.get('parent_id')
     }
 
-    const parse = schema.safeParse({comment, slug, parent_id});
+    const parse = schema.safeParse({comment, slug, parent_id})
     if (!parse.success) {
         return {message: validation_error}
     }
@@ -64,6 +56,7 @@ export async function addComment(prevState: { message: string }, formData: FormD
     try {
         const supabase = await createClient()
         const session = await auth()
+        const isMe = process.env.GITHUB_USER_ID === extractUserId(session?.user?.image ?? '')
 
         if (!session?.user) {
             return {message: authorisation_error}
@@ -78,7 +71,7 @@ export async function addComment(prevState: { message: string }, formData: FormD
 
         const {data: newComment, error} = await supabase
             .from('comments')
-            .insert({content: comment, article_id: article?.id, user_id: user?.id, parent_id: parent_id})
+            .insert({content: comment, article_id: article?.id, user_id: user?.id, parent_id: parent_id, published: isMe})
             .select('*')
             .single()
 
@@ -86,7 +79,7 @@ export async function addComment(prevState: { message: string }, formData: FormD
             return {message: server_error}
         }
 
-        if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production') {
+        if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' && !isMe) {
             await sendNotification(notificationBody(newComment, user, article))
         }
 
diff --git a/app/context/CommentFormProvider.tsx b/app/context/CommentFormProvider.tsx
index 7220f8e..d4a8916 100644
--- a/app/context/CommentFormProvider.tsx
+++ b/app/context/CommentFormProvider.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export default function CommentFormProvider({children}: { children: ReactNode })
     const [replyTo, setReplyTo] = useState<Comment | null>(null)
     const [commentLength, setCommentLength] = useState<number>(0)
     const commentFormRef = useRef<HTMLTextAreaElement>(null)
-    const commentMaxLength = 300
+    const commentMaxLength = 500
 
     const focusCommentForm = () => {
         commentFormRef.current?.focus()
diff --git a/components/ui/Comments.tsx b/components/ui/Comments.tsx
index 6201a05..7651bde 100644
--- a/components/ui/Comments.tsx
+++ b/components/ui/Comments.tsx
@@ -44,14 +44,15 @@ Comments.ReplyButton = function ReplyButton({comment}: ReplyButton) {
     )
 }
 
-Comments.Comment = function Comment({comment, isReply = false}: {
+Comments.Comment = function Comment({comment, isReply = false, className}: {
     comment: Comment,
     isReply?: boolean
+    className?: string
 }) {
     return (
         <>
             <article
-                className={clsx('flex gap-x-4 py-5', isReply && 'ml-[66px] border-l border-zinc-100 pl-6 dark:border-zinc-700/40')}>
+                className={clsx('flex gap-x-4 py-5', `${className ?? ''}`, isReply && 'ml-[66px] border-l border-zinc-100 pl-6 dark:border-zinc-700/40')}>
                 <Image src={comment.user.image} alt={comment.user.name} width={64} height={64}
                        className={clsx('rounded-full', isReply ? 'size-8' : 'size-12')}/>
                 <div className="flex-auto">
@@ -87,8 +88,9 @@ Comments.List = function List({comments}: CommentsListProps) {
                         <React.Fragment key={comment.id}>
                             <Comments.Comment comment={comment}/>
                             {(typeof comment.replies !== 'undefined' && comment.replies.length > 0) ?
-                                comment.replies.map(reply => (
-                                    <Comments.Comment key={reply.id} comment={reply} isReply={true}/>
+                                comment.replies.map((reply, i) => (
+                                    <Comments.Comment key={reply.id} comment={reply} isReply={true}
+                                                      className={`${i + 1 === comment.replies?.length ? 'mb-6' : ''}`}/>
                                 )) : null
                             }
                         </React.Fragment>
diff --git a/lib/getComments.ts b/lib/getComments.ts
index c7d7e9e..c976e22 100644
--- a/lib/getComments.ts
+++ b/lib/getComments.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import {createClient} from '@/lib/supabase/client'
 import {QueryData} from '@supabase/supabase-js'
+import type {Comment} from '@/types'
 
 export async function getComments(slug: string) {
     try {
@@ -27,23 +28,21 @@ export async function getComments(slug: string) {
             // @ts-ignore
             acc[comment.id] = {...comment, replies: []}
             return acc
-        }, {});
+        }, {})
 
         return comments?.reduce<Comment[]>((nested, comment) => {
             if (typeof commentMap !== 'undefined') {
                 if (comment.parent_id !== null) {
-                    const parent = commentMap[comment.parent_id];
+                    const parent: Comment = commentMap[comment.parent_id]
                     if (parent) {
-                        // @ts-ignore
                         parent.replies?.push(commentMap[comment.id])
-                        // @ts-ignore
                         parent.replies?.sort((a, b) => a.id - b.id)
                     }
                 } else {
-                    nested.push(commentMap[comment.id]);
+                    nested.push(commentMap[comment.id])
                 }
             }
-            return nested;
+            return nested
         }, [])
     } catch (error) {
         console.error(error)
diff --git a/lib/github.ts b/lib/github.ts
index 5ab3dc8..8f5fdda 100644
--- a/lib/github.ts
+++ b/lib/github.ts
@@ -46,4 +46,8 @@ export async function getPinnedRepos() {
     }) as PinnedReposResponse
 
     return response.data.user.pinnedItems.nodes
+}
+
+export function extractUserId(avatarUrl: string) {
+    return new URL(avatarUrl).pathname.split('/')[2]
 }
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