[seanwitte]

Just because a forum exists doesn't mean that you have to read it. You wouldn't even know the Chit-Chat forum was there unless you scroll all the way to the bottom of the page. Unless its causing strain on the moderators or presents a liability issue then whats the problem? The Washington Post is a serious newspaper but it still has a comics page. From what I understand the CC forum is in a sandbox anyways because its posts are not aggregated in the portal. Unless you seek it out I think you're pretty well protected from reading any off-topic stuff by accident. If the host doesn't mind someone else doing something silly at the party, and you don't have to see it, then why complain?