They're skeered. I represent something they're trying to leave behind. And they're worried that every new account might be that old TK spirit slipping back in, which thing they Will Not Have.
Back in the day, TK was a gang of rowdy barbarians rampaging hither 'n' yon across the internet, invading boards, provoking counter-invasions to swell our own numbers. Under Mentalist, it's turned into a fucking nursing home for Britfags.