two personals today: one from untiedshoes... Starting to think the editor there is a bit strange actually. While I love that he personally comments on everything, some of his comments make me think the guy... I don't know... isn't really with it..? Twice he has made comments that have made me think he had totally missed the point. Usually i'd put that down to my sucky writing but these are stories that have got decent PRs from other places.
You are not alone. The comments I got back from submitting there a couple of times sounded... cranky. Maybe he's a bit strange, but I also think he just doesn't labor to soften the rejection, but simply tells you straight out what he thinks is wrong with the story. Not necessarily a bad thing, if your ego isn't easily bruised. (Not that you have to agree with him on his comments, but there's a lot of value to an honest opinion).
I haven't subbed there recently, mostly because the site looks so... 1998. Nothing wrong with the stories and I love both the quick turnaround and the blunt feedback, but I wish they spent just a tad more time on aesthetics.