It doesn't work on an iPad, that little symbol at the bottom just isn't there.  Also I agree that it would be nice if the default size wasn't so tiny, why make it so small that everyone has to adjust it every time?

Ah. Great.  I didn't read this before I posted above, thanks for sharing.

I agree, there's nothing wrong with adding the feature, but it would be nice if they didn't make it the default on every story, or at the very least gave people the option to set the default back if they want to.

The other problem is that the comment box seems way smaller now.  If i want to type something out I can only read about three lines of text which is really annoying to go back and read through if you want to proofread before posting.  

Not a fan of either of these two changes.