I've been a member of this board for a long time. I actually started under another moniker... I have to say that I am about ready to stop visiting this board altogether. It use to be a fun place to stop by, read and make a few posts. Now it is a battleground with constant feuding and flaming. There are people here who post simply to stir the pot and nothing more. There are others who are more interested in politics than the outdoors. At first when the NFR label came out, they could say.."dont click on it if you dont like it". The problem now is the arguing and fighting carries over to other outdoor related posts. Just check out the recent clamming thread... it turned into a no holds barred grudge match that started in another thread. Its nearly impossible to avoid. I have been in a few scraps myself, but realized what a waste of time it is to bicker with someone who may be acting out a "cyber" personality that is far different from how they really are.... (people tend to be way different when sitting behind the safety of a computer screen than they would in person.) Anyway, I am about ready to stop visiting the board altogether, but want to at least speak my mind before I go. I would just ask that people step back, take a look at how things have become here, and try to be a little more civilized. There are people here who rarely have a negative post.... (downriggin and easy limits come to mind...) I may be wrong, but I dont recall them ever trashing someone here. I am not exempt from this either... but I am done with it. I hope that things can straighten out. There is a lot people have to gain from this type of forum... At the very least we should try to keep things from getting personal. Anyway, I've said what I wanted to say....