Barker, F C2015-12-070954-3899http://hdl.handle.net/1885/22151A description of the low-lying A = 12, 0+, T = 2 states from 30 years ago has recently been criticized and an alternative description proposed that is claimed to agree better with experimental data. We here discuss this claim and suggest a different interpretation of some of the data.Comment on 'Low-lying 0+, T = 2 states of 12Be, 12C and 12O'200910.1088/0954-3899/36/3/0380012015-12-07