Idk, forum features shouldn't have a clear purpose: however someone uses a feature shouldn't be deemed wrong. There can be more than one way to use something.
And the feature isn't even that intrusive... I just think some people have this irrational hate for the feature and they contribute to the spam by peaching and complaining about it.
In the end, this is just a strong form of exclusivity that's very easy to bypass but some people just can't handle it for whatever reason. If that's the case, then just get rid of it I guess.
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