As much as I like Marlins, and enjoy the various forums, I see no reason to attach the Marlin name to a "chat forum" that is dedicated to a wide range of topics unrelated to Marlins.
From what I've seen at many forums, when the topics become unrelated to firearms, people get too emotional, and tend to fly off rudely at each other.
I prefer to stick with gun related topics, or at forums that are well moderated, where someone makes sure those who would go astray don't hurt others in the process. I think Bill runs such a forum here, and I like that.