Oh. I see now.
The purpose is to make life easier for Skins, the elusive enigmatic Elad, and Lord Marblehead EarlG.
When a primitive has a question now, he's expected to inquire of all the other primitives, instead of pestering the big three for an answer.
Damn. When it comes to minimizing work running a message board, Skins has it down to a fine art; like a good Democrat, liberal, and primitive, he has the peasants do all the work while he pulls in the cash.