Yes, the new format - (a) the limited length for posts; and (b) the requirement that one have to rate three posts for every one post one makes - is limiting. Though I understand the goal (to make discussion more civil), I don't see much improvement (I still see ad hominem attacks, for example). And it's too bad that people like you - who were into lengthy posts, but who were always civil - are hamstrung by this new commenting system (is it uncivil to call it a POS?).