It appears to me that someone overseeing things has decided that the boards should be remade in a very strict image. And that image means only DB approved messages get put out and the only contact DBers are to have is through the boards.
Otherwise, we might actually find out we like each other outside the boards too.
Or that we don't.
Not sure who actually made this call. The answer may be the obvious person, or someone else. I do know it's turning this into a pretty unfriendly place to people who've leaned on each other here for a looooooong time now.
Instead of communicating things openly, as we all supposedly learn to do through DBing, said powers have chosen to impose their will.