There are some new moderators. The inside word is that they're being more strict nowadays. Sounds like they're making it ""kid friendly"" with a big streak of overzealousness.
Rob is setting up a board at
www.robkamphausen.com for the Legion mb guyswho do the same sort of things we do (rampant off-topic posting). If there are enough people here willing to migrate, he'd probably do the same for us.