For those who would like a non-lake, "fun", area to post things, there exist many, many options on the Internet for this. Facebook, Google, Yahoo, to name a few.
Think of this from Don's point of view. The new forum would still need to be moderated. Even if it is set up as a "non-moderated" forum, Don would still need to watch for outrageous behaviors and postings that could affect the overall site or worse.
I followed another website where a similar "fun" area was proposed and created. Over time, it became a very negative, nasty, bigoted place to visit, and it did reflect on the overall site. People started leaving the site in large numbers, and over time it caused the demise of the whole site.
Those who want a non-lake site are free to set one up and run it. My strong vote would be to leave this one as is.
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