Well said Cataholic. I agree I think the teen general is a great idea. I too am not directing this at any specific person...I just wanted to say this up front. kfamr, please don't feel like any of this is being directed at you. You post about animals(your pets) quite a lot, which is what I enjoy about PT! Your puppers have the be the most spoiled puppers in the world! Even if I can't post everytime to every thread, I still look at all the great pictures you take!
So, having a teen general doesn't mean that if you're a teen you have to post there, but it's a good way to get all the "clutter" in one place. I think the "clutter" is one of the reasons why I took quite a long break from PT. I just wasn't interested in all of these non pet-related random threads, and didn't have the time to sift through lots of pages of it.
Now, I'm not saying that teens should only post there, they should post on relevant pet threads as well. They are a part of this wonderful community and like micki76 said, they are treasures here at PT and contribute a great deal (and some of them I'm happy to call my friends), but with the excess amount of "chat" going on, a teen general would be an appropriate place to categorize it all.