https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/873#note_6471
That would happen if the sysop has the Q-exemption and has "[D] Default to Quiet Mode" set to "On" in their user settings/configuration.
This has nothing to do with any recent changes to SBBS.
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