Re:All things in moderation--including comments (Score 1)

it was surprisingly hard to maintain

I usually just delete any comments I find to be annoying (as well as rename variables, align indents, etc.) until the code is readable. Also, the more I code, the more idioms I learn, the more of my own comments I delete as being silly. I think everyone goes through this as part of the learning process, though maybe not everyone deletes their own useless comments.