diff --git a/ui/component/commentCreate/index.js b/ui/component/commentCreate/index.js
index cda850b38..80793559b 100644
--- a/ui/component/commentCreate/index.js
+++ b/ui/component/commentCreate/index.js
@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
-
 import { doCommentCreate, makeSelectClaimForUri } from 'lbry-redux';
+import { doOpenModal } from 'redux/actions/app';
 import { CommentCreate } from './view';
+import { selectUserVerifiedEmail } from 'lbryinc';
 
 const select = (state, props) => ({
+  commentingEnabled: IS_WEB ? Boolean(selectUserVerifiedEmail(state)) : true,
   claim: makeSelectClaimForUri(props.uri)(state),
 });
 
 const perform = dispatch => ({
   createComment: (comment, claimId, channel) => dispatch(doCommentCreate(comment, claimId, channel)),
+  openModal: (modal, props) => dispatch(doOpenModal(modal, props)),
 });
 
 export default connect(
diff --git a/ui/component/commentCreate/view.jsx b/ui/component/commentCreate/view.jsx
index 67175ac93..5f7f6e89a 100644
--- a/ui/component/commentCreate/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/component/commentCreate/view.jsx
@@ -5,15 +5,19 @@ import { FormField, Form } from 'component/common/form';
 import Button from 'component/button';
 import ChannelSection from 'component/selectChannel';
 import usePersistedState from 'effects/use-persisted-state';
+import * as MODALS from 'constants/modal_types';
+import I18nMessage from '../i18nMessage/view';
 
 type Props = {
+  commentingEnabled: boolean,
   uri: string,
   claim: StreamClaim,
+  openModal: (id: string, { onCommentAcknowledge: () => void }) => void,
   createComment: (string, string, string) => void,
 };
 
 export function CommentCreate(props: Props) {
-  const { createComment, claim } = props;
+  const { commentingEnabled, createComment, claim, openModal } = props;
   const { claim_id: claimId } = claim;
   const [commentValue, setCommentValue] = usePersistedState(`comment-${claimId}`, '');
   const [commentAck, setCommentAck] = usePersistedState('comment-acknowledge', false);
@@ -28,10 +32,16 @@ export function CommentCreate(props: Props) {
     setChannel(channel);
   }
 
-  function handleCommentAck(event) {
+  function handleCommentAck() {
     setCommentAck(true);
   }
 
+  function onTextareaFocus() {
+    if (!commentAck) {
+      openModal(MODALS.COMMENT_ACKNOWEDGEMENT, { onCommentAcknowledge: handleCommentAck });
+    }
+  }
+
   function handleSubmit() {
     if (channel !== CHANNEL_NEW && commentValue.length) createComment(commentValue, claimId, channel);
     setCommentValue('');
@@ -39,58 +49,35 @@ export function CommentCreate(props: Props) {
 
   useEffect(() => setCharCount(commentValue.length), [commentValue]);
 
+  if (!commentingEnabled) {
+    return (
+      <I18nMessage tokens={{ sign_in_link: <Button button="link" requiresAuth label={__('sign in')} /> }}>
+        Please %sign_in_link% to comment.
+      </I18nMessage>
+    );
+  }
+
   return (
-    <section>
-      {commentAck !== true && (
-        <div>
-          <p>{__('A few things to know before participating in the comment alpha:')}</p>
-          <ul>
-            <li>
-              {__('During the alpha, all comments are sent to a LBRY, Inc. server, not the LBRY network itself.')}
-            </li>
-            <li>
-              {__(
-                'During the alpha, comments are not decentralized or censorship resistant (but we repeat ourselves).'
-              )}
-            </li>
-            <li>
-              {__(
-                'For the initial release, deleting or editing comments is not possible. Please be mindful of this when posting.'
-              )}
-            </li>
-            <li>
-              {__(
-                'When the alpha ends, we will attempt to transition comments, but do not promise to do so. Any transition will likely involve publishing previous comments under a single archive handle.'
-              )}
-            </li>
-          </ul>
-          <Button button="primary" onClick={handleCommentAck} label={__('Got it!')} />
-        </div>
-      )}
-      {commentAck === true && (
-        <Form onSubmit={handleSubmit}>
-          <ChannelSection channel={channel} onChannelChange={handleChannelChange} />
-          <FormField
-            disabled={channel === CHANNEL_NEW}
-            type="textarea"
-            name="content_description"
-            label={__('Comment')}
-            placeholder={__('Your comment')}
-            value={commentValue}
-            charCount={charCount}
-            onChange={handleCommentChange}
-          />
-          <div className="card__actions">
-            <Button
-              button="primary"
-              disabled={channel === CHANNEL_NEW || !commentValue.length}
-              type="submit"
-              label={__('Post')}
-              requiresAuth={IS_WEB}
-            />
-          </div>
-        </Form>
-      )}
-    </section>
+    <Form onSubmit={handleSubmit}>
+      <ChannelSection channel={channel} onChannelChange={handleChannelChange} />
+      <FormField
+        disabled={channel === CHANNEL_NEW}
+        type="textarea"
+        name="content_description"
+        label={__('Comment')}
+        onFocus={onTextareaFocus}
+        placeholder={__('Say something about this...')}
+        value={commentValue}
+        charCount={charCount}
+        onChange={handleCommentChange}
+      />
+      <Button
+        button="primary"
+        disabled={channel === CHANNEL_NEW || !commentValue.length}
+        type="submit"
+        label={__('Post')}
+        requiresAuth={IS_WEB}
+      />
+    </Form>
   );
 }
diff --git a/ui/constants/modal_types.js b/ui/constants/modal_types.js
index c5e1ef8ec..a8988a1a0 100644
--- a/ui/constants/modal_types.js
+++ b/ui/constants/modal_types.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 export const CONFIRM_FILE_REMOVE = 'confirm_file_remove';
 export const CONFIRM_EXTERNAL_RESOURCE = 'confirm_external_resource';
+export const COMMENT_ACKNOWEDGEMENT = 'comment_acknowlegement';
 export const INCOMPATIBLE_DAEMON = 'incompatible_daemon';
 export const FILE_TIMEOUT = 'file_timeout';
 export const DOWNLOADING = 'downloading';
diff --git a/ui/modal/modalCommentAcknowledgement/index.js b/ui/modal/modalCommentAcknowledgement/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..07caa9917
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/modal/modalCommentAcknowledgement/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import { connect } from 'react-redux';
+import { doHideModal } from 'redux/actions/app';
+import ModalCommentAcknowledgement from './view';
+
+const perform = dispatch => ({
+  closeModal: () => dispatch(doHideModal()),
+});
+
+export default connect(
+  null,
+  perform
+)(ModalCommentAcknowledgement);
diff --git a/ui/modal/modalCommentAcknowledgement/view.jsx b/ui/modal/modalCommentAcknowledgement/view.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8d9f88595
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/modal/modalCommentAcknowledgement/view.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+// @flow
+import React from 'react';
+import { Modal } from 'modal/modal';
+
+type Props = {
+  onCommentAcknowledge: () => void,
+  closeModal: () => void,
+};
+
+class ModalCommentAcknowledgement extends React.PureComponent<Props> {
+  render() {
+    const { closeModal, onCommentAcknowledge } = this.props;
+
+    function onAbortedOrConfirmed() {
+      onCommentAcknowledge();
+      closeModal();
+    }
+
+    return (
+      <Modal
+        isOpen
+        onAborted={onAbortedOrConfirmed}
+        title={__('Comment Acknowledgement')}
+        onConfirmed={onAbortedOrConfirmed}
+      >
+        <p>{__('A few things to know before making your comment:')}</p>
+        <ul>
+          <li>
+            {__(
+              'Commenting is in alpha. During the alpha, all comments are sent to a LBRY, Inc. server, not the LBRY network itself.'
+            )}
+          </li>
+          <li>
+            {__('Deleting or editing comments is not currently possible. Please be mindful of this when posting.')}
+          </li>
+          <li>{__('When the alpha ends, we will attempt to transition comments, but do not promise to do so.')}</li>
+        </ul>
+      </Modal>
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+export default ModalCommentAcknowledgement;
diff --git a/ui/modal/modalRouter/view.jsx b/ui/modal/modalRouter/view.jsx
index 10c87acce..92062219c 100644
--- a/ui/modal/modalRouter/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/modal/modalRouter/view.jsx
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import ModalWalletDecrypt from 'modal/modalWalletDecrypt';
 import ModalWalletUnlock from 'modal/modalWalletUnlock';
 import ModalRewardCode from 'modal/modalRewardCode';
 import ModalPasswordUnsave from 'modal/modalPasswordUnsave';
+import ModalCommentAcknowledgement from 'modal/modalCommentAcknowledgement';
 
 type Props = {
   modal: { id: string, modalProps: {} },
@@ -96,6 +97,8 @@ function ModalRouter(props: Props) {
       return <ModalPasswordUnsave {...modalProps} />;
     case MODALS.REWARD_GENERATED_CODE:
       return <ModalRewardCode {...modalProps} />;
+    case MODALS.COMMENT_ACKNOWEDGEMENT:
+      return <ModalCommentAcknowledgement {...modalProps} />;
     default:
       return null;
   }
diff --git a/ui/page/file/view.jsx b/ui/page/file/view.jsx
index 7800914b9..60619ccb9 100644
--- a/ui/page/file/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/page/file/view.jsx
@@ -223,13 +223,14 @@ class FilePage extends React.Component<Props> {
             <div className="media__info--large">
               <FileDetails uri={uri} />
               <ClaimTags uri={uri} type="large" />
-
-              <div className="media__info-title">
-                {__('Comments')} <span className="badge badge--alert">ALPHA</span>
-              </div>
-              <CommentCreate uri={uri} />
-              <CommentsList uri={uri} />
             </div>
+            <div className="media__info-title">{__('Comments')}</div>
+            <section className="section">
+              <CommentCreate uri={uri} />
+            </section>
+            <section className="section">
+              <CommentsList uri={uri} />
+            </section>
           </div>
           <div className="grid-area--related">
             <div className="media__actions media__actions--between media__actions--nowrap">
diff --git a/ui/scss/all.scss b/ui/scss/all.scss
index 0ccc00bfa..c0f094ba7 100644
--- a/ui/scss/all.scss
+++ b/ui/scss/all.scss
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 @import 'component/menu-button';
 @import 'component/modal';
 @import 'component/navigation';
-@import 'component/notice';
 @import 'component/pagination';
 @import 'component/placeholder';
 @import 'component/search';
diff --git a/ui/scss/component/_comments.scss b/ui/scss/component/_comments.scss
index b3ec920f1..07625533e 100644
--- a/ui/scss/component/_comments.scss
+++ b/ui/scss/component/_comments.scss
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 .comments {
   @extend .ul--no-style;
-  margin-top: var(--spacing-large);
 }
 
 .comment {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
-  padding: 0;
   font-size: var(--font-multiplier-small);
-  padding: var(--spacing-small) 0;
+  padding: var(--spacing-small) 0 var(--spacing-small);
+
+  &:first-of-type {
+    padding-top: 0;
+  }
 
   &:not(:last-of-type) {
     border-bottom: 1px solid var(--lbry-gray-1);
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@
   text-overflow: ellipsis;
   display: flex;
   justify-content: space-between;
+  margin-bottom: var(--spacing-small);
 
   time {
     opacity: 0.3;
@@ -34,7 +37,6 @@
 }
 
 .comment__author {
-  margin-bottom: 1rem;
   text-overflow: ellipsis; // This is where the magic happens
   flex-basis: 400px;
   flex-shrink: 1;
diff --git a/ui/scss/component/_form-field.scss b/ui/scss/component/_form-field.scss
index 64bcc2156..c09a96f7b 100644
--- a/ui/scss/component/_form-field.scss
+++ b/ui/scss/component/_form-field.scss
@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@ fieldset-section {
       margin-top: var(--spacing-small);
     }
   }
+
+  + fieldset-section {
+    margin-top: var(--spacing-medium);
+  }
 }
 
 checkbox-element {
diff --git a/ui/scss/component/_markdown-preview.scss b/ui/scss/component/_markdown-preview.scss
index 33c04a5e8..6eb577e1d 100644
--- a/ui/scss/component/_markdown-preview.scss
+++ b/ui/scss/component/_markdown-preview.scss
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 .markdown-preview {
+  > *:last-child {
+    margin-bottom: 0;
+  }
+
   // Headers
   h1,
   h2,
diff --git a/ui/scss/component/_notice.scss b/ui/scss/component/_notice.scss
deleted file mode 100644
index 429141295..000000000
--- a/ui/scss/component/_notice.scss
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-.notice {
-  border: 1px solid;
-  border-radius: 5px;
-  padding: var(--spacing-medium) var(--spacing-large);
-  text-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba($lbry-white, 0.5);
-
-  &:not(.notice--error) {
-    background-color: $lbry-green-1;
-    border-color: $lbry-green-2;
-    color: $lbry-green-3;
-  }
-}
-
-.notice--error {
-  background-color: $lbry-red-1;
-  border-color: $lbry-red-2;
-  color: $lbry-red-3;
-}