BULL.
Its a community.
There is always one way to destroy a community: by forcing them to MOVE.
Off-topic forums are for loser bands like Children of Bodom and Opeth where their fans are cry babies who can't handle too much pressure.
Off topics kill forums and open their gates to idiots.
We talk about Off topic issues because we are a community!!
Community evolves and developes and you can't talk about one topic ALL THE TIME (nevermore)
New people are always welcome here. All communities are hard to get into at first, but if the person is cool and can handle the INTERNET then they will stick around. Thats how you get quality, instead of quantity.
Take FireWalkjen, or Conquer All or Pernie-Vera for example: they are "n00bs" on this forum but they fit in so well!
We sometime like to bark, but we never bite. Well, unless you're a registered sex offender.
Off Topics destroy forums and this community will crumble.
Now, that would be a shame, wouldn't it ?