I like mine compact too.
I think it is what you are accustom to looking at & I think that your preferences change over time.
When I first started lisping in 2003 I benefited form excessive commenting. But now find it
somewhat annoying especially the ;_ function-closing comment. AS you get better at reading lisp the
function closing comments are only helpful in the cases where there is a large amount of code.
Like when you have 20 lines of code between the (if and the closing ) .
I think the larger the indent the less important the closing comment becomes as you can follow the
flow by looking at the indent. When the indent is only 2 spaces & 20 lines later the closing parentheses
is no longer obvious. The problem with VLIDE editor is that you get All or None in the closing comment.
I choose none & add them where I feel there will be helpful to me when I return to look at the code.
As for line comments, I still find them useful & when in doubt add them. That is for when you return
months later it helps understand the code. Let me just say that people like Michael & Kerry are VERY
fluent in the language & don't need much help in reading a chunk of new code. These folks have progressed
to the point where even this commenting gets in the way. In there case a good explanation at the beginning
is all they need and the reading of the code, if well written, is obvious to them. I hope my assumptions
here are accurate but it is my take on the subject. I am still reading the words and phrases but at times
can read the entire sentences.
My conclusion is that you should turn off the "Auto Closing Comment" feature in VLIDE & add them sparingly.