How on earth did this happen? Why is there such a terrible misunderstanding about the reason for needing moderators? And, above all, why in the world would anyone suddenly be afraid to speak their mind? Could someone please explain to me what is going on.

I don't understand how this got so blown out of proportion, and for the life of me, I can't understand how the regular commenters ever got the impression that they had to walk on eggshells. That's not the way I understood it at all. I just assumed everyone realized who the new rules were meant for. Why are you all taking it so personally? If we're going to fight amongst ourselves, then the trolls have won. Congratulations.

It's 4:00 a.m., I can't sleep, and after making the mistake of looking at this letter, I may never sleep again.