The surprising thing about simonchowder is that he seems to be immune to the same rules as everyone else and remains on here.
Those who are intolerant of other's hobbies must be intolerant in other aspects of their lives.
Anyway, since when did hobbies require skill as a prerequisite? Collecting numbers, stamps, coins, beermats, Beatles memorabilia, antiques are all hobbies but don't require "skill" as such. Some hobbies require skill, some don't - same as jobs eh simon? That's probably beyond you as well though.