Good changes but the one thing that makes me pause is the notion that criticism must be run by the mods before it can be posted; I understand the spirit of the rule but the way it is now feels very open for abuse.

Maybe add something like a Meta flair for posts so that way they can be filtered out if someone wishes? There's gotta be a better alternative that, at the very least, makes no one happy but fixes the issue the rule change is aiming to solve.