I think they have people scared about commenting, they are and have tied commenting into posting and keep saying it is the same thing, cost the same, so they are tied together like a ball and a chain. For smaller accounts, now they can vote like a lazy fat whale, and now they are also limited to commenting, because a comment lower their RC's and thus their ability to Make a Post. people really need to look at the steemd or steemworld RC numbers and just make a fricken comment. So what the whales only post once a day, make three comments a day, people need to make as many comments and post as they want, and not be afraid of the scare tactics, that if you comment to much you wont be able to post.
It seems like a lot of people have left, and maybe will not be coming back now, sad but true.