It seems to me that the description under "Other" is "Discussions and help with everything else." In my head, I split that thus:
[ Discussions ] and [ help with anything else ].
rather than:
[ Discussions and help ] [ with anything else ].
i.e. my view is that any topic that consitutes a "discussion" is valid, as are requests for help with anything.
Therefore, I am not at all sure what the problem is, or why Nathan needs to be consulted about this.
For what it's worth, it is nice to have an area that is a little more relaxed. It helps to keep crap out of the other threads, because you can always direct spammers to this "Other" section.