Cliques do not promote community. I haven't seen anything severely wrong with the Fun Stuff section, in fact it allows people of conflicting interests and viewpoints to share their opinions in an open forum where they probably wouldn't have had as much opportunity to do so, otherwise. If it weren't for the generalized Fun Stuff area, the members of S101 probably wouldn't learn about other viewpoints and conflicting ideas at all. Sept Adventures in Penal Enhancement. Balance Fun stuff brings balance to suite101.
Balance involves a little insanity occasionally and a whole lot of being real.
I find it very nurturing. It certainly won't create a greater sense of community. Members, who have greatly enriched my life, that I would never have met if it weren't for Fun Stuff. You see some of them have no topic areas, some have topics I never would have visited, some only go to chat and Fun Stuff. How about friends I might have met but not necessarily, if Suite was setup the way you suggest.