Comment management in shared documents

A server comprising:

• communications circuitry;
• and
• a processor configured to:
• receive a first request to access a collaboration content item via a reference to a comment room;
• in response to the first request to access the collaboration content item via the reference to the comment room:
• assemble a first representation of the collaboration content item that includes at least one comment previously added in relation to the comment room;
• and
• provide the assembled first representation of the collaboration content item, including the at least one comment previously added in relation to the comment room, to a client device for display;
• receive a second request to access the collaboration content item, the second request not being made via the reference to the comment room;
• and
• in response to the second request to access the collaboration content item;
• assemble a second representation of the collaboration content item that does not include the at least one comment previously added in relation to the comment room;
• and
• provide the assembled second representation of the collaboration content item.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computing system, cause the computing system to perform operations comprising:

• receiving a first request to access a collaboration content item via a reference to a comment room;
• in response to the first request to access the collaboration content item via the reference to the comment room:
• assembling a first representation of the collaboration content item that includes at least one comment, annotation, or content previously added in relation to the comment room;
• and
• providing the assembled first representation of the collaboration content item, including the at least one comment, annotation, or content previously added in relation to the comment room, to a client device for display;
• receiving a second request to access the collaboration content item, the second request not being made via the reference to the comment room;
• and
• in response to the second request to access the collaboration content item:
• assembling a second representation of the collaboration content item that does not include the at least one comment, annotation, or content previously added in relation to the comment room;
• and
• providing the assembled second representation of the collaboration content item.