I think Munchy has brought up an excellent point when it comes to policing spam (even though his taste in movies is rather suspect): While there might be some posts that everyone would agree have no redeeming value whatsoever, to a large extent, spam is in the eye of the beholder.
I haven't been here long and so I realize that I haven't experienced the same frustrations that long-term members of the forums have, and I absolutely defer to the long-termers as to what the rules should be, but I just want to say that I have enjoyed reading some exchanges between members that were just funny even though they had nothing to do with anything in particular. Oddbodd just a little while ago "demanded more Skeetoes!" on the Help Forum. The queries by others as to whether Oddbodd had gone off the deep end were funny and oddly (no pun intended) touching *gags imperceptibly*. I have also read threads that were well-written on-topic substantive discussions that absolutely bored me to tears.
I know my opinion doesn't carry much weight, but just my two cents (appropriately devalued for inflation and the relevant exchange rates).
[ November 12, 2001: Message edited by: Doug ]