It took forever to log in. And I am doubtful if it will work the next time. Personally I was not bothered by the ignorant, vile, nasty comments. I just thought it showed the stupidity of the posters. I suppose it scared away some timid souls, to be reviled for being a feminazi or a liberal posting agit-prop. 
I worry, since Eugene is a liberal town, that conservative comments, no matter how civil, will be voted down. And what is this algorith? Is it like Carnivore, looking for nasty words like the fword, mf, etc?