the discussion forum is labeled as "A general forum for posts that don’t fit anywhere else." I understood it as a place that isn't necessarily phone service issue related, somewhere that can get the community here talking about anything. However, it may appear that it is still subject to issues with your service. If that is the case, then I suggest there should be one for all other topics. We all have different likes and interests. I figure we could have discussions about a whole range of off-topics (outside of politics as there is no good that can come from that) like sports, tv/movies, vacation plans/tips, music, etc. Maybe it'll generate more traffic to these boards - the general population only visits for negative reasons. There are several other forums for that. I don't see the harm in having a place for non-phone related talk.