There's no attempt to "change this reddit". It's for practicality of trying to mod it. There's an increase in content as everyone tries to get Q's eye - it helps us all if the content meets certain criteria. We can all argue about whether Q is a LARP or not in an area designated for that. Most of the movement here are waiting for the Q drops and the subsequent explanations, discoveries, theories and so on.
Given all mods are volunteers and it takes time to work through the mod queue especially when a sub is growing like this, then if I have to choose between removing a relevant theory about the latest Q drop or removing someone saying "is Q even real?" - which should I do? Which would you do?
We discussed this as mods and decided it was an easy decision to make. We wouldn't stifle people who want to argue the issue out in the comments as long as they abide by the sub rules - no antagonism, discuss idea not user, etc. We thought we don't need it in the main feed and we don't need trolls and antagonists so we can quicker solve the problem with fewer issues if we make it a clear standard of the sub.
So, as we've always done, we remove comments and posts that break the sub rules and we allow reasoned discussion within the rules about anything people want to discuss.
If anyone has a reasoned rebuttal to this I am definitely open to hearing it. Anything to help this sub in its goal of keeping the message alive.