I think the new system is mostly okay.

Once or twice I have been disappointed that my political opinions about a policy or politician did not make it past the reviewer, but then again that happened already anyways with the old system.

But I think that some layperson reviews will have far too much sensitivity about the civility matter. In other words, some reviewers will let partisan preferences sway them into blocking a rude comment that, had it been against a different target politician, they would have allowed. That is a problem.

Oh well. Better than no chat board at all.