It was better when people could see visitors and didn't have to get a reply in order to keep messaging the other person.
If girls can see visitors, they come to appreciate your efforts because the visitors page would tell you how frequently somebody was checking out your profile, and as for messaging, yeah a chain of messages can be annoying, but sometimes you need a few messages to get through to hot girls who are being showered with attention. Now we're only being given one shot? It's bogus, man.
(End Rant, Bring Back the Alpha OKC Prease)