I have to agree with Nemo here. From all the forums I belong Psynews is the one that tolerate trolling behaviour the most. I have been banned from other forums just because I opened a slightly off topic thread. And AFAIK I don't have a troll attitude.
I understand both the members that will miss the off topic (including me, since it was a daily hobby) and Mars (since let's face it, the site belongs to him).
Peace!