There are still two sections for personal stuff. I think that if more members start posting in their personal diary thread and update the title accordingly (if that is the solution), then more of us will go there to check out what's going on with everyone.
Those of us who want to post in the general chit chat section will continue to do so as long as the topics are not downers and content is family-friendly.
This should alleviate some of the bulk in the chit chat section and make it easier to edit for HBH (handsome black hairy aka admin).
It's a change from the recent status quo and we can adapt.