An idea for your consideration
Regarding the issue that keeps rearing its head in General Chat, where some members object to people posting threads they consider "banal", "garbage", "waffle" etc (to use just 3 of the adjectives I've seen used...).
On another forum I used to visit, there was a General Chat section, much like the one here. But there was another section called The Playground, for people to post jokes, gossip and light-hearted silliness, leaving General Chat for more serious topics.
This seemed to work well: members who wished to post light-hearted (or “banal” etc etc, depending on one’s point of view) topics had a place where they could do so without upsetting members who objected to such things. Folks of a more serious persuasion
could simply stay away from that section if they wished. And the moderators could move a thread from one section to the other if needs be.
Would such an idea work here?
Just a thought, for folks' consideration.