The Hardest Question has been wondering where all our beloved commenters have gone. We've searched high and low for you and we've just now discovered that dozens and dozens and dozens of folks have been shuttled into spam limbo.
We thank everyone who managed to get through and raise the flag regarding this unintended exile. A licensing issue buried deep within the labyrinth of our wordpress plug-ins has apparently been playing havoc with our midrashing. But we are working to rectify this unpleasant reality.