The problem is more in the comments. The character of the submissions hasn't changed much. The best way to deal with nasty comments by new users may be just t

The problem is more in the comments. The character of the submissions hasn't changed much. The best way to deal with nasty comments by new users may be just to ask them to stop. Several times lately I've noticed established users doing that, e.g. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=457319 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=457319