Bob,
In my opinion, it is the person reading the post who determines whether it is garbage or not. Posts that have nothing to do with "our" hobby are in my opinion "garbage" and really belong elsewhere. Many of us do not have the luxury of time to "enjoy" posts that have nothing to do with chips or related collectables. When I log on I often find over 100 posts with 70 or more of them having nothing to do with our hobby. If I had two or three hours of free time than maybe I wouldn't care. However, I just don't have time to read posts that really belong elsewhere. I am sure many others feel the same way but just don't say anything. It takes a lot of time to get one of those matchbook PHDs <roflol>. Best, Jim