*banging head on desk*

[ashinae]

From the FAQ:
By default, comment pages display in the site scheme that is used for any system LiveJournal page. For Paid and Permanent accounts using the S2 style system, comment pages will display in the journal's style unless they choose otherwise; however, free accounts, as well as all accounts using the S1 style system, do not have access to customised comment pages.

Great. That confirms my suspicions but doesn't answer my question.

How in the heck do I choose otherwise!?

ARGH!

Comments

[boxer-ferret.livejournal.com]

Ah, see you found it. The good ol' basic LJ style for comments ain't half bad. I might go that route myself. It's nice and wide for pics and also easier to read for your fic posts. Plus, I like having user pics on the right, but in my style, that causes the indents to also be on the right for nested comments which looks weird.