Joe’s Note: Mike has, as usual, taken the lead and run with things, but I wanted to add my two cents on the matter in more blunt TL;DR terms. The past few years have become far more of a moderation burden than we’re used to seeing. Moderators are quitting and getting burned out. The comments section has become a cesspool.
We’re done handing out warnings, we’re done handing out messages. We’re banning people now. I am leaving the comments to this story open so it will be easier to start this banning process for people who don’t want to play nice with others on the internet.