Same here.  I don't read any of the other comments, just click 'Yes' on everything - since  I'm paying for my subscription, including moderation. 
And I don't see what the moderation problem was.. There are algorithms to take down comments with obviously objectionable words.  For the rest of it, it can be interesting to see what other people are thinking, whether you like it or not. .
There are always some jerks, but I often found insight in the comments section I didn't in the article.  Now we are limited in HOW much we can write, so we can't even make a full comment, if the subject warrants a comment long enough (and some do).
Finally, I find the interface annoying - hardly an improvement on the previous one.  
As for saying that some newspapers have rid themselves of the comments section altogether - that's folly. It's what brings a lot of people to an online paper - the Toronto Star got rid of comments, and I for one rarely bother reading it anymore.  And I wager I'm not alone.