I think there should as sometimes people need to let off steam (but NOT involving the flaming of other forum users).

If there is enough support, I'll petition to The Admin to create this section.

Hmm, I guess you could have a rant in Debate...

I can assume two things from your post:

a) that a rant section be created in the debates section

OR

b) that the debate section be used for ranting

I agree with a). The debate section should be for debating, not for crying out about the failings of the world.

Let's make this topic the rant topic.

The idea is that an entire section be created for lots of different rant topics. However, feel free to rant about wanting a rant topic, um . . .

Just rant in the debate section. And then let the debate follow!

Are you saying that we should have a debate about ranting in the debate section?

If you do so wish. Or a rant about debating that other people can rant on in the debate section.

Uh, yes. . .

Ranting about whether there should be a rant section in the debates section to rant about debating ranting debates.

OK.

LOL, rearranging 2 words to create the most ridiculously confusing sentences...

Uh, yes. That is basically what I grafted from what people were saying.

I have also come to the conclusion that most of our users who are still posting rarely leave the General Banter section.

I post a lot of stuff in the Hardware section.

Hmm, me and Aaron are regulars outside it. conn sometimes appears. Otherwise most stick to General.

That was my point.

Oh, I see. Well quite a lot of the others don't have anything to say elsewhere.