So I partially fixed it but I think I need buddypress input for the following.
Here is what I did
I created a custom template from a copy of the page.php in the themes directory. Inside of that template was a call to comments_template(); which I removed from the custom template.
I then changed the “Members” page to use the new template with a name of “No Comments”
I have an even bigger problem now. Comments wont show for anyone who is logged in after installing “disable comments”, then deleteing the plugin then restoring a db backup from last night. I know its not related to buddypress but I am racking my brains trying to figure out what happened.
even a find for files modified does not show anything. only logged off users can see comments on post now arg !!!!