Hi Kathy,
As a mere WordPress user, not a developer, I agree that Gutenberg should be optional but it’s always helpful to say what you didn’t like about your experience with it. There is a Classic Editor plugin which will continue to let you edit your posts as before. Also, your 5-star rating doesn’t reflect your review and if you want to change that you can.
@clorith – I have huge respect for the way you help and educate people on the forums, including me. ?? However, it would be worrying, in my opinion, if one-line reviews were considered for removal. There are also lots of 5-star Gutenberg reviews with one-liners containing something such as “the future of WordPress” or “long overdue” etc. and they shouldn’t be removed either even though they are not truly reviews. Best of luck with 4.9.8 and the Gutenberg callout. Although I have grave reservations I appreciate the amount of work gone into it and hope I can eventually use it as easily as the Classic editor.