having been on other boards for completely unrelated items I hate to see the 'ooh' they posted in teh wrong section or 'you shouldnt talk about that here' junk that starts, it is just one more way to start a problem IMO.
I think if you want a separate chat when in the general room then START one. If I am in there and I want to only talk about kids I can start one, if I am in there and am talking about a kid topic and someone doesnt want to hear it start a NO kid chat, if I am in tehre and want to talk to ONLY cystics I can start a room. I think we are making this WAY too complicated.
I dont do drugs, rarely drink, dont attend bars or parties, dont keep up on pop culture, dont have boyfriends among others things and I HATE sporst so when those are on topic I dont talk much or crack jokes as my way of staying involved. If I DIDNT want to be involved in those things I woudl just start a new room!
I think the family time slot was a nice idea but I dont see it being fruitful. Furthermore, I find it amusing the time slot that was set up for family time is during prime 'family' time LOL