True reason is actually so Cribb's "your activity is no longer #1 and you should sim now" meter isn't visible to everyone else.
If you mean to stop spam and endless discussion of slight changes in activity ranks then yes, it was part of it. Only Skippos knows the main reason though. And he won't be telling anyone.
I never said I want you to die. Just that you should fall down some stairs. And get very seriously hurt. And then hopefully you die. >_>