This is an official game forum, the purpose of which is to discuss the game itself and nothing more.

There are various fan-made forums that have off topic discussions such as ffxivcore.com, ffxiv.zam.com and ffxiv.gamerescape.com, among others.

An off topic section serves no purpose in aiding SE with the game's development, and as such is unnecessary.

The mods here have enough work already keeping these forums "clean" and "productive." They shouldn't have to waste their time with things that have nothing to do with them.