Should General Chat (Off - Topic) forum be closed?

[misterfish]

No. Absolutely not.

It does no harm to have provocative discussions from time to time to get us all thinking.

As for moderators - they should keep an eye on what's going on but only use a very light touch when absolutely necessary.

Misterfish

 

[RogerS]

I think that it should be split. One section 'Help/Advice wanted'. Many threads in the OffTopic area are of this nature and it's a very valuable source of help and advice.

The other section could be OffTopic and for the rest of the stuff that comes under OffTopic. That way, those of us who'd like to filter out this stuff, don't need to read the thread.

 

[bugbear]

agreed - the trolls need somewhere to play.

Keep it open as a sump.

BugBear

 

[MikeG.]

Keep it open as a sump.
BugBear

 

[kenf]

Definitely not,

Where would I source my jokes?