You're right, it probably does help ease the moderation queue. But relegating deletion to comments with negative thumbs sort of negates the purpose of deleting, and it wouldn't help keep things on topic because off-topic comments are often funny or interesting.
I think the only options are to leave it as it is, or remove the feature entirely.
It annoys me when people delete posts
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You're right, it probably does help ease the moderation queue. But relegating deletion to comments with negative thumbs sort of negates the purpose of deleting, and it wouldn't help keep things on topic because off-topic comments are often funny or interesting.
I think the only options are to leave it as it is, or remove the feature entirely.