>> having a full-fledged off-topic forum on Typophile is not a good idea.
-- hhp, from the Definition of Terrorism thread.

I think it remains to be seen whether the non-typographic
thread is useful or not, whether it'll turn out good, bad or
ugly. Formalized venting is one way to describe it, but not
the only way.

It hasn't really been tested.

Of course it seems like a useful place to share an off-topic
link, a news item, lawyer jokes, Bengal Tiger sightings, etc.
This stuff is getting tossed into General Discussions.
This is just a more specific place to toss it.

Focus, that's your mantra Hrant, if i'm not mistaken.

Does organizing a library by subject compartmentalize discourse?...

Why not just have one big general thread
and call it Stuff about Letters; that'll contribute to
making us all rounded people I suppose.

The thread also serves as a spillover area when things veer
off topic and turn ugly. Who wants Hrant v. William
name-calling in their InBox? I know I know, we haven't
seen ugly.

To say that the existence and usage of a little thread in an
online forum makes us less-rounded people?... autobrainwashing?...c'mon.

bj