Yeah, I admit to posting sometimes in the news and commentary because there doesn't really seem like any other place to put it
I agree that a general section would be good. Also, there are some things which apply to more than one device, for example, when I first joined I wanted opinions about whether the Sony 505 was better or worse than the other Sony model. I posted in one of the forums, got no answers, moved it to the 505 forum and got answers. What I really needed was just a general area. Also, posts about the Sony Store software, where do those go?
That said, I don't get the whole fixation people have with only going to this forum or that forum. Just click on 'all new posts' and then skip over the ones that don't interest you. I never visit a specific forum unless it's for the purpose of posting there.