I don't see what the big deal is.... I think digg has one of the better comment systems available, have you tried to follow a comment stream on other sites, it's just a random splattering of crap
I also complain a lot about the comment system.
But hey, let's give credit where it's due. The whole thumb up/down thingy is excellent and allows me to quickly ignore most crap.
But hey Kevin, something that really needs to get fixed is that if you post a comment too late, say after 100 people have already written comments, then no one sees it so I just ignore writing stuff unless there is less than 20-30 posts already made. Instead of sorting by number of thumbs up I would like be able to sort on say "thumb up per minute" or something like that. So just because someone write something first that is not necessarily the best comment. Even a comment coming in late should be able to make it to the top if the comment is useful/cleaver.
Or how about returning this site into what it was original setup for, technology. Digg should spin-off a site dedicated for general/world news and keep this strictly for tech.
Yes, I know. I could very well click the "Technology" tab but it still defeats the purpose of Digg. K.I.S.S.
All these comics about Digg on Digg... It's a bit like how they say humans are the universe trying to understand, and then make fun of, it's self. Maybe thats not the exact metaphor, but...