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I think I'd just like to add that this is common on almost all forums. I also frequent a tropical fish forum, and their "Chit Chat" section (all general topics) gets the majority of the traffic -- usually 50 to 60 updated threads per day (new topics or old ones that have a new post). But, most of the little subforums (like breeding, or catfish or DIY hardware) are lucky to have 1 or 2 updated posts per day, and they certainly don't get the views that the general section does.

I also like to participate in a science-based forum, and at the top is physics. The physics forum gets a lot more traffic than chemistry or biology or any other sub-forum.

I think that it is just the nature of forums. The largest, most-general section will always get the lion's share of posts. Golf usually has two very busy subforums, the general section and the equipment section. I've found it has a lot to do with the personality of the head admin. It the head admin likes things very organized and neat, there are lots of specialized subforums. On the other hand, if there are only a few main sections, each topic will be seen by more people, but if the forum is or becomes very busy, it can be hard to locate the threads you are most interested in or the topics you have the most knowledge about, this is when seperation becomes almost a necessity. There are advantages and disadvantages to each way. It also depends a lot upon the active membership.