Yes, frustrating indeed!

It has me thinking about what a social network might be like that actually rewarded quality above all else. Perhaps something that would make a qualitative measure of engagement, perhaps by monitoring how long each member actually spent reading each post. The total picture; time spent reading, number and quality of comments, etc.

Or maybe an "author feedback loop." In which an author's votes for favorite comments under his articles would more highly reward the best commenters...?

Thanks for weighing in... ;)