#ubuntu-offtopic channel topic

[Matt Darcy]

All,

this will be a hugely unpopular statement or suggestion I know, but I'm
going to push it anyway due to a conversation I had which would have
been perfect for #ubuntu-offtopic if it hadn't of been for the fact that
#ubuntu-offtopic is once again poor quality content.

As there are plenty of other #ubuntu-offtopic channels which no-one
seemed keen to merge with the actual #ubuntu-offtopic channel, how about
we actually use #ubuntu-offtopic for offtopic UBUNTU discussion, eg:
things to do with Ubuntu that aren't support related and general
discussion about it.

I know there are specific channels, and #ubuntu-offtopic could be used
as an early stage of conversation (or see it through to the end) or even
used as a method of directing people to a more specific channel if there
is one that is better suited.

If you want to ramble on about "this girl you met" or "lol guilwars
rules" there are plenty of offtopic channels within the Ubuntu name
space, and many more that are nothing to do with Ubuntu name space that
are better suited for stuff that is currently going on in #ubuntu-offtopic.

Lets try to put a use to the channel beyond a place where people can hit
the bot with !hammertime every 30 seconds.

I wanted to discuss some Ubuntu issues a few days ago, but looking at
the junk that was going on in #ubuntu-offtopic there was nowhere to go.

Also this would make putting a policy and removing that "grey area" of
the rules in #ubuntu-offtopic easier.

Thoughts ?

Matt