How I see it, is just use common sense. If someone asks a question, even a stupid one from Silan, try and be helpful. When all the questions are answered, I can't see why can't you use Uni for general chat.
When I first joined Silan, I saw the Uni, and didn't like the chit-chat much there, but it didn't stop me from asking questions, and as I always got a few replies, it didn't bother me at all that others were talking on non related topics too.
So, unless the chit-chat takes over the channel so that no questions are reasonably answered anymore, I can't see why anyone would hate to see some side chat going on.
When I first joined Silan, I saw the Uni, and didn't like the chit-chat much there, but it didn't stop me from asking questions, and as I always got a few replies, it didn't bother me at all that others were talking on non related topics too.
So, unless the chit-chat takes over the channel so that no questions are reasonably answered anymore, I can't see why anyone would hate to see some side chat going on.