"T"ime out! The archive section isn't for general members. We move deleted posts there. See when a thread gets closed we all see it but when a thread gets deleted you no longer see it but we do. After the thread is deleted and the appropriate disciplinary actions are taken it gets moved to the archive. It helps us do our jobs faster by keeping the section clean.
We've gone over the utilities issue in the past and it didn't end well. They won't get much attention in a utilities section because people generally only care about the true hacks. Moving them to General only crowded the place and the creators got upset that their programs weren't receiving enough attention. If a better solution exists someone will have to come up with it before any changes will be made IMO.