*cough* IGN comments *cough*
Though I noticed that it really went to shit when the downvotes were removed. Now it's just a whole bunch of stupid memes. I fell into a trap that the OP mentioned where I made comments that would get me upvotes (and they sure did) but at least I tried hard with my posts. When the memes came I quickly removed myself. It wasn't worth it anymore and I stopped caring about it.
Same with YouTube. The worst thing about YouTube is that is forces on you the most popular comments. When you switch to newest comments on a popular video you just see a whole bunch of people with something to say getting almost completely ignored. The only real way to get visibility is to respond to a popular comment, which only aids the popularity of the already popular with stupid names and stupid avatars. Or to be popular yourself, which on YouTube is very low praise.
