@moonknight, I too am used to reading from left to right, but I don’t like to turn my head like I’m in the audience at Wimbledon, or move my eyeballs sideways until they creak, just to finish each line of text
I was just over at the other other site (not SD but the newer other one) and their comments are displayed with a good width and height.
Just giving an example.
[And, unlike my computer’s technical situation here at the moment (as described in a different Support thread), I could also start a new topic there, edit my posts, change my skin (although they only have 1 or 2 to choose from!) – which of course makes it easier to interact.]