Journal: Comments on Slashdot - A Whole New Low

Can someone tell me what has happened to my favorite part of Slashdot; the comments on posted articles? In the last two months, it seems as though comments have taken a huge, huge drop in quality. I realize in the past it was bad but as i said, in the passed several months it's almost like i'm on a completely different website altogether.

Is there any particular reason for this?

And most importantly... what can i do to help get rid of them?