Then most hilarious thing is the people who are the loudest when it comes to "off-topic is a toxic waste dump," are usually the ones posting in off-topic the most..
(not directing this at you, necessarily...just putting this out there)
I don't know why anyone should be bothered by off-topic. Just don't click on the link.
And if you don't want to see any non-horse racing threads when you click on something like "Today's Posts" you can always use one of the specialized links that filter out ALL off-topic threads. It's under QUICK LINKS in the menu bar:
EXCLUDE OFF-TOPIC:
http://www.paceadvantage.com/forum/s...=5,48,55,81,96
EXCLUDE SELECTIONS & OFF-TOPIC:
http://www.paceadvantage.com/forum/s...,5,48,55,81,96
