OK, since you asked: Your first paragraph ("sorely missing" "required to have") reads like a criticism. The first sentence of the last paragraph ("annoying to

OK, since you asked: Your first paragraph ("sorely missing" "required to have") reads like a criticism. The first sentence of the last paragraph ("annoying to write") sounds like "I know you don't always enjoy eating vegetables, but...". If you meant to just ask for a summary as a non-specialist, next time just say "Could someone explain the context of this to a layperson like me? Specifically, ..."