I understand where you're coming from, but isn't being told you can't say things unless you word it a certain way similar to saying you can't say it at all?

If you aren't personally attacking a poster, it's within the guidelines to voice your opinion. There's no way you can say something in order to please everyone, and I've kept my voice hidden for so long that to have to continue to rein it in, to me, is the same as being told I can't say anything at all.