My question is a little different from this previous Meta question: Commenting on a high quality audit.

Mine was a high-quality question masquerading as a new question. All of the previous comments and stats were hidden. I offered a helpful hint to the OP in the form of a comment, after which I was going to indicate that no action was needed. Entry of the comment triggered the Stop! Look and Listen failure notice.

There is nothing wrong with leaving a comment on a high-quality question. The audit system assumes that any comment is negative, which is not an appropriate response. It is also counter-productive in that it serves to discourage leaving helpful comments.

I understand the purpose of the audit system is to keep people alert, that it isn't perfect, and an occasional failure doesn't mean anything. My point is not about "unjustly" failing an audit question. This is a fundamental design flaw that should be adjusted in the audit system.

After a comment, the failure notice should wait for selection of an action button. Selecting "No action needed" should govern the audit result rather than a premature assumption about the presence of a comment.