I heard that an off topic section is a way to control spam in forums. Members who want to post irrelevant materials may find this section suitable for their business. But there is also another view that some members become more active in off topic section which reduce activity in the main stream topics of the forum which can eventually kill the forum. Some people have even said that an off topic is an excellent way to attract more traffic to a forum.
Now I am quite confused about it. Is an off topic section really worthy in a forum?
Now I am quite confused about it. Is an off topic section really worthy in a forum?