Sorry, I was a tad frustrated and it was nearly the end of the day (in my timezone)!
I didn't mean to suggest it was an intentional means to force people to use the subscription service; it was more that at the time none of the mod's posts seemed to indicate they were interested (which also made it seem like the only solution was that recommended).

I'm glad it's finally gone.

And I've calmed down now.

Thanks for getting the problem fixed.