Isn't that kinda selfish
It's just an opinion, no need to bash me for it.
because its agreed that "more activity = better forum".
Plenty's been said on this already, but I'll just point out that 4chan is an excellent example of how quantity does not imply quality.
As for the n00b thing and posting stupid things; give them a break, everybody was one once (I'm probably in the minority when I say I don't mind n00bs that much, though).
Please don't put words in my mouth. I was saying that young players (generally those in the 6-14 age range) often favor random discussion, and that off-topic boards provide this. The problem occurs when you find certain people who only seem to post in off-topic board threads, effectively turning the forum into an all-purpose chat one. There are enough places for that without us drawing in users who will only check one board that has nothing to do with the rest of the forum. Yes, some of them may check other boards as well, but I don't think they'll be checking them all, and when they're done talking in them they'll simply default back to the off-topic board.
This brings up another point: Adding an off-topic board
is by no means guaranteed to attract more users. It may keep them here (and as I said above, the way it does that may invite other problems), but there is nothing to suggest that adding an off-topic board will cause an influx of members. It's not like people join normally forums specifically to chat in the off-topic board, after all; they usually join them to talk about the thing(s) the forum is centered around, and only after that do they head to the off-topic board.
yeah, I admit I was kinda looking at a biased point of view, but to be honest I don't know why anyone would want a quiet, slow forum, and otherwise low-activity forum...
Personally, I prefer the community the way it is now. It's sleepy and laid back, and I come to this forum when I want to relax and not have to deal with internet morons on other, more active forums.
I like how you said you couldn't imagine why anyone would prefer a low-activity forum right after you replied to a post where I explained why I would.