I don’t see how it matters. Put the tech/sports sections as subforums under off-beat. It will just help keep the clutter out.
Like battlefield. I for one hardly ever check that subforum. Only sports fans or techies will go to those subforums, so it’ll help clean up the root of the Offbeat forum which almost everyone probably checks.
Not to mention the computer IT thread (link)could be stickied in it’s own forum because people DO have questions about computers on here…as me, Shady, Shawn, and 99FRC have helped at least 5 people out already.