Isn't this behavior just feeding the griefers?<p>I'd imagine something less drastic, like disabling anonymous comments (and maybe even new registrations) for a few days would be a less disruptive solution.<p>I actually find the comments valuable - I noticed the issue earlier today when I tried to dig up the comments for an article I'd originally consumed via RSS.  I made 3 or 4 attempts before I finally noticed the notice explaining the lack of comments.<p>I guess I'm going to be sticking with RSS for now - that can't be good for their impressions.