They didn't say it would be different now, they're just reminding people that Walter is here on HN so to try to be respectful and realize that he's a human bein

They didn't say it would be different now, they're just reminding people that Walter is here on HN so to try to be respectful and realize that he's a human being too. Unlike most here, he's attached his real identity to this project, so drive by anonymous pot shots would be inappropriate.