I don't really think it looks bad when you consider almost every website with something similar has the exact thing happen.
Gaia has the CB and GD.
Solia has the soap box.
Any forum based site where you have a forum specifically for nonsense is usually almost always the most popular.
So really I'm not seeing what the big deal is? I don't think the JY looks any less professional than gaiaonline section personally.
Plus if we had the junkyard hidden there wouldn't be any sign of activity on this site at all which is going to make us look even more dead and less appealing than we already do.

(Edit: This is just my personal opinion though. C: And it is a good suggestion.)