Mirror mirror on the wall.
Flat bar Drop bar, stem too tall.
Should I raise my saddle or am I too low?
Helmet or not, I don't know.

Should my bike be white?
Should my jersey be bright?
Should my feet clip in?
Should my tires be thin?

Where to turn to?
Where to go?
Who do I listen to?
Does anyone know?

Is this bike good?
Is that one toast?
I know what to do.
Write a 50+ post.

Almost all of the advice here is good. Read it and try as much as possible. Getting a bike to fit well takes some time and is the result of solving one small problem at a time. Ride up on the top of the bar for a while (this is the position you are used to) and get the saddle height/bar height and stem reach right. Now you baseline is back to where you know. Remember that the hoods and drops are a lot further out then the flat bar was so the control group may have to me moved back toward you a little. Ride a little more and do not make hasty judgements about love/hate of the position. However once you have decided, do not let the opinions of others dictate what you like. As you have discovered there are a multitude of opinions (take a poll of opinions, there will be one more than the number of posters, this is a variation of the N+1 theory).